Machaerium hirtum (Vell.) Stellfeld

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Machaerium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 3.002m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Rainforests, dryland forests, wooded savannah and savannah, usually in more open areas and secondary formations; favouring clayey soils, tolerating calcareous and salty soils, and also seasonal inundation of the soil.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses charcoal medicinal oil wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Bite(Snake) (unspecified), Soap (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Machaerium hirtum unspecified picture
Machaerium hirtum unspecified picture

Distribution

Machaerium hirtum world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Panama, and Peru

Conservation status

Machaerium hirtum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:148536-2
WFO ID wfo-0000169315
COL ID 3WYFW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 917305
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Machaerium bolivianum Machaerium pilosum Machaerium glabripes Machaerium violaceo-purpureum Machaerium hirtum Machaerium rectipes Machaerium glabratum Machaerium jacarandifolium Machaerium acaciifolium Machaerium affine Machaerium angustifolium