Macrolobium bifolium (Aubl.) Pers.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Macrolobium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite tree. It grows 7.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 7.5
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rainforests and gallery forests, most commonly in the more open, secondary formations, usually in areas subject to seasonal inundation; favouring moist to swampy, fertile soils near rivers and also found in white sand beaches on river margins.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Macrolobium bifolium world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Macrolobium bifolium threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30147160-2
WFO ID wfo-0000174429
COL ID 3X5RK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733654
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Synonyms

Macrolobium bifolium Macrolobium vuapa Macrolobium hymenaeoides Vouapa elegans Macrolobium elegans Vouapa bifolia Vuapa bifolia Vouapa staminea Macrolobium stamineum