Beilschmiedia pendula (Sw.) Hemsl.

Slugwood (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Beilschmiedia

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 25 m tall. The leaves are alternate and 9.5-10 cm long by 3-3.5 cm wide. The fruit are 3.5 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 20.0 - 27.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.9
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Montane broad-leafed forest, tropical wet forest, sometimes on limestone; at elevations from sea level to 1,680 metres.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 1-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 2-7

Usage

Uses seasoning wood
Edible fruits
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

Beilschmiedia pendula world distribution map, present in Antigua and Barbuda, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Honduras, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Panama, and Puerto Rico

Conservation status

Beilschmiedia pendula threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1057986-2
WFO ID wfo-0000562055
COL ID 5WH6K
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629160
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Synonyms

Laurus pendula Beilschmiedia pendula Beilschmiedia brenesii Beilschmiedia thomaea Cryptocarya kostermansiana Hufelandia thomaea Hufelandia pendula