Monopteryx uaucu
Spruce ex Benth.
Fabaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Monopteryx uaucu is a large tree that can be more than 25 metres tall. The bole, which has high buttress roots, can be 120cm in diameter[
434- Title
- Flora of Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Macbride. J.F.
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History
- Year
- 1936
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet.
].
The edible seed is gathered from the wild in quantity and used as an important food source by the local people.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Northern S. America - Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela.
Habitat
Rainforests[
434- Title
- Flora of Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Macbride. J.F.
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History
- Year
- 1936
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 20.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of the humid, lowland tropics. It is found in areas where the mean annual temperature is in the region of 26°c and the mean annual rainfall is around 3,400mm. The rainfall is fairly well distributed, but there is a drier period of about 3 months[
562- Title
- Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 27
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Botanical Museum; Massachusetts.
- Year
- 1979
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains various articles including one on the uses of Erisma japura and Monopteryx angustifolia. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Edible Uses
Seeds - cooked[
563- Title
- Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 25
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Botanical Museum; Massachusetts.
- Year
- 1977
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains an article on medicinal and poisonous plants in the Amazon. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. Rich in oil[
563- Title
- Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 25
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Botanical Museum; Massachusetts.
- Year
- 1977
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains an article on medicinal and poisonous plants in the Amazon. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. They are boiled and toasted[
563- Title
- Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 25
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Botanical Museum; Massachusetts.
- Year
- 1977
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains an article on medicinal and poisonous plants in the Amazon. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The seeds, boiled or roasted, furnish a culinary oil[
434- Title
- Flora of Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Macbride. J.F.
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History
- Year
- 1936
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet.
].
Medicinal
The bark, scraped from the buttress roots and boiled, provides a tea which is often employed to expel intestinal worms[
563- Title
- Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 25
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Botanical Museum; Massachusetts.
- Year
- 1977
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains an article on medicinal and poisonous plants in the Amazon. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Other Uses
The seeds, boiled or roasted, furnish an oil used for illumination[
434- Title
- Flora of Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Macbride. J.F.
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History
- Year
- 1936
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet.
].
The reddish wood is very resinous and agreeably fragrant with the odour of balsam[
434- Title
- Flora of Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Macbride. J.F.
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History
- Year
- 1936
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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with help from
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