Caraipa densifolia Mart.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Calophyllaceae > Caraipa

Characteristics

A perennial evergreen tree. It grows 10m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 10.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Humid forests on sandy, wet floodplains.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antifungal agents (plant exudate), Skin diseases (plant exudate), Wound (unspecified)
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 -

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Distribution

Caraipa densifolia world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Caraipa densifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:828563-1
WFO ID wfo-0000585944
COL ID R26D
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732995
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Synonyms

Caraipa myrciifolia Caraipa variabilis Caraipa excelsa Caraipa fasciculata Caraipa laurifolia Caraipa laxiflora Caraipa insidiosa Caraipa melhemiana Caraipa sellowii Caraipa fasciculata var. laxiflora Caraipa densifolia subsp. densifolia Caraipa densifolia

Lower taxons

Caraipa densifolia subsp. rondoniana