Coursetia ferruginea
(Kunth) Lavin
Fabaceae
Callistylon arboreum (Griseb.) Pittier
Coursetia arborea Griseb.
Coursetia caracasana Pittier
Humboldtiella arborea (Griseb.) F.J.Herm.
Humboldtiella ferruginea (Kunth) Harms
Robinia ferruginea Kunth
Common Name:
General Information
Coursetia ferruginea is an erect, deciduous shrub or a tree that can grow from 1 - 15 metres tall[
1338- Title
- Systematics of Coursetia (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae)
- Publication
- Syst. Bot. Monogr. 21 1988
- Author
- Lavin M.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1988
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of wood.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
1338- Title
- Systematics of Coursetia (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae)
- Publication
- Syst. Bot. Monogr. 21 1988
- Author
- Lavin M.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1988
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
Range
S. America - Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; Caribbean - Trinidad; C. America - Panama
Habitat
Coastal and montane tropical dry forests and savannahs; at elevations up to 1,400 metres
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Deciduous Tree |
| Height | 10.00 m |
| Pollinators | Bees |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The heartwood is bright yellow; it is not differentiated from the sapwood. It is straight-grained, fine-textured and lustrous. The wood is hard and heavy. An attractive wood off good quality, but not usually available in quantity or in large pieces, it is used locally especially for turnery[
1309- Title
- The Leguminosae; A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Nodulation
- Publication
-
- Author
- Allen O.N.; Allen E.K.
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin
- Year
- 1981
- ISBN
- 0-333-32221-5
- Description
- An amazing and comprehensive work, giving a brief guide to the many genera of the family Fabaceae and also the principle uses of the genus.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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with help from
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