Aniba firmula Mez

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Aniba

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 10 m tall. The leaves are narrowly oval and 6-23 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. The fruit is an oval berry 3 cm long by 1.6 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dense primary forests in plains and on gentle slopes, usually where the soil is clayey and well supplied with humidity. Occasionally found on forest edges and as an isolated tree in pastures.
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A tropical plant. It grows in high forest.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The seed is grated like a nutmeg.
Uses wood
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
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 -

Distribution

Aniba firmula world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Brazil

Conservation status

Aniba firmula threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:13831-2
WFO ID wfo-0000536830
COL ID 5V2C2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ocotea firmula Aniba firmula Laurus revoluta Aniba gardneri Aydendron firmulum Aydendron laevigatum Aydendron sellowii Aniba albida Aniba laevigata Aydendron gardneri