Machaerium floribundum Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Machaerium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 20m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 20.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Swamp forest and along the sides of rivers; at elevations from sea level to 800 metres, occasionally to 1,200 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Machaerium floribundum leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Machaerium floribundum leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Machaerium floribundum leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Machaerium floribundum flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Machaerium floribundum world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ghana, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Singapore, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Machaerium floribundum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:148516-2
WFO ID wfo-0000174387
COL ID 3WYF9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733736
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Synonyms

Machaerium longistipitatum Machaerium rosescens Machaerium fagifolium Machaerium floribundum

Lower taxons

Machaerium floribundum var. floribundum Machaerium floribundum var. hypargyreum Machaerium floribundum var. parviflorum