Fabaceae FAMILY
Aldina heterophylla
Aldina heterophylla
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Aldina heterophylla is an evergreen tree with a large, dense, rounded crown; it can grow 12 - 28 metres tall. The cylindrical bole can be 30 - 40cm in diameter with small prop roots at the base and a thick bark[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its good quality wood which is traded.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil.
HabitatAmazon rainforest in slightly swampy forests on upland sites not subject to seasonal inundation, favouring humus-rich sandy soils; also frequently found in dense grass areas on sandy soils[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].