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- Spanish Name
- Almendro de montaña
- Common Name
- Brown heart, Cabbage tree, Bastard mahogany, Bay seed, River almond
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Grows up to 30m tall in forests or edges, nearby creeks.
- The bark is a powerful anthelmintic, narcotic, purgative and vermifuge
- The inner bark is used to treat snake bite. A decoction of the leaves is used as a beverage
- Pollinated mainly by honeybees and native stingless bees and seeds dispersed mainly by bats.
PROPAGATION: Seed the large, hard seeds need to be scarified before planting
Written by neighbors in the community guide. Last edited May 28, 2025.Open in Notion