Macrolobium pendulum Willd. ex Vogel

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Macrolobium

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 25 m tall. The trunk is 60 cm across. The fruit is brown and edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.6
Mature height (meter) 16.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Forest margins along the sides of rivers and lakes; at elevations up to 500 metres.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses timber
Edible fruits
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 -

Distribution

Macrolobium pendulum world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Macrolobium pendulum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:505755-1
WFO ID wfo-0000169399
COL ID 6R4F3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733659
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Synonyms

Vouapa pendula Vouapa pendula Macrolobium racemigerum Vouapa racemigera Macrolobium pendulum Outea racemigera Vuapa pendula