Machaerium floribundum
Benth.
Fabaceae
Drepanocarpus ovalifolius Pittier
Drepanocarpus venezuelensis Pittier
Machaerium decorticans Ducke
Machaerium fagifolium Klotzsch
Machaerium longistipitatum Pittier
Machaerium rosescens Standl.
Machaerium venezuelense (Pittier) Hoehne
Machaerium woodworthii Standl.
Common Name:
General Information
Machaerium floribundum is a thorny, scrambling or climbing, evergreen shrub, or a tree, usually growing from 6 - 40 metres tall and often reaching up into the canopy of tall trees. The bole can be 8 - 30cm in diameter[
501- Title
- Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 20
- Publication
-
- Author
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- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institute; Washington.
- Year
- 1925
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A botanical journal, it includes a monograph on the American species of the genus Rinorea. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
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].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
,
1528- Title
- Machaerium (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Dalbergieae) nos estados de Mato Grosso e Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil
- Publication
- Rodríguésia 62(1): 107-122. 2011
- Author
- Polido C.A. & Sartori A.L.B.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN
-
- Description
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Range
S. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana; C. America - Panama to southern Mexico.
Habitat
Swamp forest and along the sides of rivers; at elevations from sea level to 800 metres, occasionally to 1,200 metres[
422- Title
- Fruits of the Guianan Flora
- Publication
-
- Author
- van Roosmalen. M.G.M.
- Publisher
- Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands.
- Year
- 1985
- ISBN
- 90-9000988-4
- Description
- Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat.
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955- Title
- Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden Vol. 10
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- New York Botanical Garden; New York.
- Year
- 1958
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A botanical journal this volume looks mainly at the flora of the Guayana Highlands. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
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].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Climber |
| Height | 20.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria; these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby[
755- Title
- Nodulation Plants in GRIN Taxonomy
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.ars-grin.gov/~sbmljw/cgi-bin/taxnodul.pl?language=en
- Publisher
- United States Department of Agriculture
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An online database listing plants that have either positive or negative reports on root and stem nodulation with nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The sap is used as a medicinal wash[
348- Title
- Medicinal Plants of the Guianas
- Publication
-
- Author
- DeFilipps, R. A.; Maina, S. L.; & Crepin, J.
- Website
- http://botany.si.edu/bdg/medicinal/index.html
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Museum
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A down-loadable PDF document of a book in pre-publication awaiting illustration. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region
].
The inner bark has an abundant dark red exudate[
955- Title
- Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden Vol. 10
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- New York Botanical Garden; New York.
- Year
- 1958
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A botanical journal this volume looks mainly at the flora of the Guayana Highlands. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. The exudate is used in the treatment of diarrheoa, haemorrhage and thrush[
348- Title
- Medicinal Plants of the Guianas
- Publication
-
- Author
- DeFilipps, R. A.; Maina, S. L.; & Crepin, J.
- Website
- http://botany.si.edu/bdg/medicinal/index.html
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Museum
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A down-loadable PDF document of a book in pre-publication awaiting illustration. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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