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Fabaceae FAMILY

Campsiandra implexicaulis

Campsiandra implexicaulis

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Campsiandra implexicaulis is a tree with a spreading crown; it can grow from 8 - 12 metres tall[ 473 Title Novon Vol 6 Publication Author Various Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis. Year 1996 ISBN Description A journal of Botanical Nomenclature. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The main branches often lean over, nearly to the ground, and there are usually multiple trunks that often intertwist[ 473 Title Novon Vol 6 Publication Author Various Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis. Year 1996 ISBN Description A journal of Botanical Nomenclature. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food - it is a staple food of the Pumé Amerindian group in Apure State, Venezuela[ 473 Title Novon Vol 6 Publication Author Various Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis. Year 1996 ISBN Description A journal of Botanical Nomenclature. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 1331 Title Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, 1889 Publication Author Publisher Royal Gardens; Kew; London Year 1889 ISBN Description ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Venezuela
HabitatLow, swampy riparian habitats along the larger-bodied, usually white-water to tea-coloured rivers and lagoons[ 473 Title Novon Vol 6 Publication Author Various Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis. Year 1996 ISBN Description A journal of Botanical Nomenclature. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].