Fabaceae FAMILY
Monopteryx uaucu
Monopteryx uaucu
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Monopteryx uaucu is a large tree that can be more than 25 metres tall. The bole, which has high buttress roots, can be 120cm in diameter[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. ]. The edible seed is gathered from the wild in quantity and used as an important food source by the local people.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeNorthern S. America - Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela.
HabitatRainforests[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. ].