Balakata luzonica (S.Vidal) Esser

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Balakata

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious evergreen tree. It grows 25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
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

A canopy tree of dense primary forest, or the more open secondary formations; dry semi-deciduous forests, also on steep hillsides and slopes and on the foot of a limestone hill bordering mangrove swamp; at elevations up to 120 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses medicinal timber wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Piscicide (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Vesicant (unspecified), Arrow (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 -

Distribution

Balakata luzonica world distribution map, present in Moldova (Republic of) and Philippines

Conservation status

Balakata luzonica threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1007112-1
WFO ID wfo-0000313221
COL ID 68D2H
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Sapium lateriflorum Balakata luzonica Myrica luzonica Sapium luzonicum Sapium merrillianum