Amyris balsamifera L.

Balsam torchwood (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Amyris

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Coastal hammocks in Florida.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses essential oil material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Medicine (unspecified), Venereal (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Amyris balsamifera unspecified picture

Distribution

Amyris balsamifera world distribution map, present in Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, United States Minor Outlying Islands, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Amyris balsamifera threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:12146-2
WFO ID wfo-0000532598
COL ID D9H8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Rhus arborescens Elemifera balsamifera Schimmelia oleifera Amyris balsamifera Amyris funckiana Toxicodendron arborescens