Bowdichia virgilioides Kunth

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Bowdichia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 20m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 20.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.0
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rain and savannah forests, favouring more open positions in well-drained soils.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal timber wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Astringent (unspecified), Bruise (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Phthisis (unspecified), Wound (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 -

Images

Leaf

Bowdichia virgilioides leaf picture by Claudiomar Almeida (cc-by-sa)
Bowdichia virgilioides leaf picture by Siqueira Geovane (cc-by-sa)
Bowdichia virgilioides leaf picture by Siqueira Geovane (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Bowdichia virgilioides world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Bowdichia virgilioides threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:35732-2
WFO ID wfo-0000164496
COL ID 5WQBQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Sebipira virgilioides Bowdichia pubescens Cebipira virgiliodes Bowdichia virgilioides f. virgilioides Bowdichia brevipes Bowdichia densiflora Bowdichia floribunda Bowdichia major Bowdichia sebipira Bowdichia virgilioides var. ferruginea Bowdichia virgilioides var. glabrata Bowdichia virgilioides var. pubescens Bowdichia virgilioides