Eperua grandiflora

Eperua grandiflora (Arawak: Yoboko, Itoeri Walaba, Guyanese Creole: Ituri Wallaba, Yokobo Wallaba)[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to northern South America.[1][3] This evergreen tree is used both for construction and medicinal purposes. Its inner bark is decoted as a traditional remedy for toothache.[2] This tree relies on gravity to disperse its seeds.[4]

Eperua grandiflora
Drawing of the leaves, flowers and seedpods
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Eperua
Species:
E. grandiflora
Binomial name
Eperua grandiflora
Synonyms[1]
  • Dimorpha grandiflora (Aubl.) Forsyth f.
  • Parivoa grandiflora (Aubl.)

References
  1. "Eperua grandiflora Aubl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  2. Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana).https://naturalhistory.si.edu/sites/default/files/media/file/medicinalplantsmaster1.pdf
  3. "Eperua grandiflora (Aubl.) Baill. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  4. Forget, Pierre-Michel (June 1992). "Regeneration Ecology of Eperua grandiflora (Caesalpiniaceae), a Large-Seeded Tree in French Guiana". Biotropica. 24 (2): 146. doi:10.2307/2388668. ISSN 0006-3606.
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