Byrsonima verbascifolia Rich. ex Juss.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Malpighiaceae > Byrsonima

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 4-6 m high. Often it is only 1 m high. The trunk is twisted. It is 15-25 cm across. The bark is thick and rough. The leaves are simple and near the ends of branches. They are 14-20 cm long by 6-12 cm wide. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves. They are 15-25 cm long on stalks 1-6 cm long. The flowers are red and yellow. The fruit is round and fleshy with a sweet pulp.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.15 - 0.25
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 9.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 5.0
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Savannahs, scrublands, barren lands and thickets, generally found on sandy and poor soils.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in the Amazon and central Brazil. It grows on dry soil.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are used as juices. They are acid so are eaten with sugar. They are also used for jams and puddings.
Uses animal food bee plant charcoal dye environmental use fiber food food additive material medicinal wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Alexiteric (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Atony (unspecified), Bite(Snake) (unspecified), Cold (unspecified), Denture (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Fungus (unspecified), Liqueur (unspecified), Metrorrhagia (unspecified), Piscicide (unspecified), Pyorrhea (unspecified), Skin (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Tumor(Leg) (unspecified), Colitis (unspecified), Gastritis (unspecified), Intestine (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed. The ripe fruit are put in plastic bags to soften them and make it easier to removed the seeds. Fresh seed are planted and germinate in 4-8 weeks.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Byrsonima verbascifolia habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Leaf

Byrsonima verbascifolia leaf picture by Denis Bastianelli (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Byrsonima verbascifolia flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Byrsonima verbascifolia flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Byrsonima verbascifolia flower picture by Denis Bastianelli (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Byrsonima verbascifolia world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Byrsonima verbascifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:556209-1
WFO ID wfo-0000577076
COL ID P27T
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 734007
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Synonyms

Malpighia verbascifolia Byrsonima crassifolia Malpighia bicolor Byrsonima spathulifolia Byrsonima latifolia Byrsonima pachyphylla Byrsonima verbascifolia f. brasiliensis Byrsonima verbascifolia f. discolor Byrsonima verbascifolia f. leiocarpa Byrsonima verbascifolia f. spathulata Byrsonima verbascifolia var. angustifolia Byrsonima verbascifolia var. denudata Byrsonima verbascifolia subsp. discolor Byrsonima verbascifolia var. intermedia Byrsonima verbascifolia var. latifolia Byrsonima verbascifolia var. leiocarpa Byrsonima verbascifolia var. paraguayensis Byrsonima verbascifolia var. petiolata Byrsonima verbascifolia var. spatulifolia Byrsonima verbascifolia subsp. villosa Byrsonima verbascifolia var. villosa Byrsonima verbascifolia Byrsonima verbascifolia var. discolor