Calycophyllum spruceanum (Benth.) K.Schum.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Calycophyllum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 25.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Lowland forests in the Amazon, growing in both dense primary forest and also the more open areas of secondary growth, usually near rivers in land that is subject to seasonal inundation.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Calycophyllum spruceanum leaf picture by Vinicius Castro Souza (cc-by-sa)
Calycophyllum spruceanum leaf picture by Vinicius Castro Souza (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Calycophyllum spruceanum world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:745249-1
WFO ID wfo-0000782163
COL ID Q5WZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Eukylista spruceana Calycophyllum spruceanum f. brasiliensis Calycophyllum spruceanum f. peruvianum Calycophyllum spruceanum