Anacardium spruceanum Benth. ex Engl.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Anacardiaceae > Anacardium

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 25 m tall. The trunk is 60-80 cm across. It has whitish leaves around the flowering cluster. The thickened fleshy fruit stalk is like avocado. It is yellow. The nut at the end is 2 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.6 - 0.8
Mature height (meter) 27.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A sub-canopy to canopy tree in the Amazon rainforest, growing in upland areas that are not subject to seasonal inundation.
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A tropical plant. It grows in the rainforest. It grows in areas hat are not flooded.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seeds. They need soaking before sowing. Seeds germinate in 20-30 days.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Anacardium spruceanum leaf picture by Lisa Moreno (cc-by-sa)
Anacardium spruceanum leaf picture by Lisa Moreno (cc-by-sa)
Anacardium spruceanum leaf picture by Lisa Moreno (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Anacardium spruceanum world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:272107-2
WFO ID wfo-0000533086
COL ID 66J87
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732486
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Synonyms

Anacardium spruceanum