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Fabaceae FAMILY

Platymiscium trinitatis

Platymiscium trinitatis

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Platymiscium trinitatis is a tree that can grow from 10 - 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 20 - 70cm in diameter[ 356 Title The Useful and Ornamental Plants of Trinidad and Tobago. Publication Author Williams. R. O. & Williams. R. O. Jnr. Publisher Self Published in Trinidad and Tobago. Year 1951 ISBN Description Terse details of a wide range of plants both native and introduced to Trinidad and Tobago. Gives a brief description of the plant and some of its local uses. , 904 Title Ptatymiscium (Leguminosae: Dalbergieae): Biogeography Systematics, Morphology, Taxonomy and Uses. Publication Kew Bulletin Vol. 60 No. 3 pp.321 - 400 Author Kitgaard B.B. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 2005 ISBN Description A revision of the genus Platymiscium. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. It is a very important timber tree in Venezuela and one of the most valuable Amazonian woods - it is commonly exported[ 904 Title Ptatymiscium (Leguminosae: Dalbergieae): Biogeography Systematics, Morphology, Taxonomy and Uses. Publication Kew Bulletin Vol. 60 No. 3 pp.321 - 400 Author Kitgaard B.B. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 2005 ISBN Description A revision of the genus Platymiscium. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela, the Guyanas; Caribbean - Trinidad.
HabitatFound in a wide variety of habitats; in savannah, forest transition to savannah, periodically inundated forests, humid deciduous forests; sometimes dominant in thorn scrub. Mainly found on clayey soils at elevations up to 550 metres[ 904 Title Ptatymiscium (Leguminosae: Dalbergieae): Biogeography Systematics, Morphology, Taxonomy and Uses. Publication Kew Bulletin Vol. 60 No. 3 pp.321 - 400 Author Kitgaard B.B. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 2005 ISBN Description A revision of the genus Platymiscium. ].