UNAM
Revista Digital Universitaria
Revista Digital Universitaria ISSN: 1607 - 6079 | Publicación mensual | 1 de abril de 2014 vol.15, No.04

ABSTRACT

The purpleheart (Peltogyne mexicana), a legume with uncertain future and faraway relatives



Solange Sotuyo


Peltogyne mexicana, called purpleheart due to the coloration of its wood, is an endemic species from Guerrero that inhabits semideciduous forests. Stands out for its excellent physicomechanical properties used in construction and crafts. However, its slow growth, deforestation and its overexploitation have taken it to be part of a long list of forest species in danger of extinction.



Keywords: Caesalpinioideae, endemic species, Leguminosae, Peltogyne, purpleheart.