Aspidosperma album (Vahl) Benoist ex Pichon

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Aspidosperma

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 25.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dense forests.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses medicinal timber wood
Edible -
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 -

Images

Leaf

Aspidosperma album leaf picture by R. Tournebize (cc-by-sa)
Aspidosperma album leaf picture by R. Tournebize (cc-by-sa)
Aspidosperma album leaf picture by Jean-François Molino (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Aspidosperma album world distribution map, present in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77325-1
WFO ID wfo-0000290252
COL ID HHMT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 916927
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Synonyms

Aspidosperma centrale Aspidosperma latisiliqua Peltospermum latisiliquum Bignonia latisiliqua Macaglia alba Aspidosperma album Peltospermum patrisii