Andira surinamensis (Bondt) Splitg. In Pulle

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Andira

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 15m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Amazon and Atlantic rainforests, generally found in more open areas and secondary formations, growing in upland sites and also along rivers and lakes.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses fiber material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Emetic (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Narcotic (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Andira surinamensis world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Andira surinamensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:12607-2
WFO ID wfo-0000169589
COL ID DQHM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 767185
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Synonyms

Andira surinamensis Geoffroea surinamensis Geoffroea retusa Geoffroea ootusifolia Andira retusa Vouacapoua retusa Vouacapoua surinamensis Geoffroea pubescens Andira oblonga Andira retusa var. oblonga Andira surinamensis var. surinamensis Andira retusa var. surinamensis Andira retusa var. paraguariensis Andira surinamensis var. ovatifoliolata