Fabaceae
Palo de hoz
Machaerium lunatum
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Machaerium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Palo de hoz
Synonyms
- Drepanocarpus africanus G.Don
- Drepanocarpus lunatus (L.f.) G.Mey.
- Mimosa reversa Sieber ex Steud.
- Nephrosis aculeata Rich. ex DC.
- Orucaria lunata (L.f.) Juss. ex DC.
- Pterocarpus anterus J.F.Gmel.
- Pterocarpus aptera Gaertn.
- Pterocarpus apterus Gaertn.
- Pterocarpus lunatus L.f.
- Sommerfeldtia obovata Schumach.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Gomphide, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gomphide, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.