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Machaerium cuspidatum

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

Kuhlmann & Hoehne

Common Names

• Judillamo Huasca (Quichua)
• Machin Huasca (Quichua)
• Tseinegt

Geographical Habitats

• W. Bolivia
• N. Brazil
• S. Colombia
• Ecuador
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• riverbank
• swamp edge
• primary forest

Flowering Times

• Mar
• Aug

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Sep
• Oct
• Dec

Robust high-climbing liana or tree. Imparipinnate leaves or 5 leaflets, leaflets to 140mm x 80mm, glabrous above & grey indumentum beneath. Panicles with bractlets, white flowers in short clusters, calyx to 5mm long, strigose standard, flowers to 12mm long. Sericeous pubescent brown curved pods to 80mm x 15mm

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• ILDIS
• FOPE