Byrsonima aerugo Sagot

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Malpighiaceae > Byrsonima

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 35 m tall. The bark is thick and reddish. The young leaves are reddish brown. The flowers are grouped along a stalk 6-8 cm long. The fruit is 0.8 cm long by 1 cm wide. It is green to reddish. There is one seed. The pulp is edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 30.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rain and savannah forests, usually in primary formations but also in young secondary forest growth.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in rainforest and savanna.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
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°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Byrsonima aerugo world distribution map, present in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Byrsonima aerugo threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:555981-1
WFO ID wfo-0000576706
COL ID NZYN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733998
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Synonyms

Byrsonima aerugo Byrsonima ferruginea var. macrophylla