Parasenegalia visco (lorentz ex Griseb.) Seigler & Ebinger

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Parasenegalia

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 25 m tall. The leaves are alternate and 6-17 cm long. The flowers are small and white. The pods are straight and flattened. They are 8-15 cm long by 1.8-3 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support climber free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 9.0 - 14.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer present
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. In Bolivia it grows between 1,500-3,000 m above sea level.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses dye food material medicinal wood
Edible flowers fruits leaves seeds shoots
Therapeutic use Leprosy (bark), Antirheumatic agents (flower), Headache (flower), Parasympatholytics (flower), Hair loss (fruit), Antifungal agents (fruit), Cathartics (fruit), Emetics (fruit), Expectorants (fruit), Hair diseases (fruit), Laxatives (fruit), Skin diseases (fruit), Sleep initiation and maintenance disorders (fruit), Vomiting (fruit), Cooling effect on body (fruit), Cathartics (leaf), Leprosy (leaf), Malaria (leaf), Scabies (leaf), Smallpox (leaf), Vitiligo (leaf), Skin diseases (seed), Detergent (unspecified), Insecticide (unspecified), Piscicide (unspecified), Soap (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Hair loss (unspecified), Dandruff (unspecified), Vomiting (unspecified), Dandruff (whole plant), Leprosy (whole plant), Malaria (whole plant), Skin diseases (whole plant)
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 -

Distribution

Parasenegalia visco world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Chile, Indonesia, India, Italy, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Uruguay, and South Africa

Conservation status

Parasenegalia visco threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77175804-1
WFO ID wfo-0001423897
COL ID 4DBX4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Acacia visco Acacia visite Acacia concinna Lysiloma polyphyllum Acacia platensis Manganaroa platensis Manganaroa subsericea Senegalia visco Parasenegalia visco Acacia riparia var. angustifolia