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Machaerium chambersii

Machaerium chambersii is a tree in the pea family (Fabaceae) native to Panama, known only from there. It is a wet-tropical forest species and is not a common cultivated plant.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water regularly while young; mature trees in the wild rely on tropical rainfall.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile tropical soil.
Temperature
Warm tropical conditions; protect from frost.
Native range
Panama
Climate
wet tropical

About

Machaerium chambersii is a species of flowering plant in the Fabaceae family. It is found only in Panama.

Other Machaerium plants

Machaerium cirrhiferum · Machaerium cuzcoense · Machaerium glabripes · Machaerium nicaraguense · Machaerium nyctitans · Bolivian Rosewood · Machaerium villosum · Machaeriums

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Machaerium chambersii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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