Caryocar edule Casar.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Caryocaraceae > Caryocar

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 8-15 m high. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The end leaflet is 7-16 cm long by 4-9 cm wide. It loses many leaves during the year. The flowers are white or yellow. and in groups at the ends of the branches. There are 35-45 flowers along the stalk. The fruit is round and smooth.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 10.0 - 13.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in coastal forests and in rocky places near streams.
More
Humid forests, especially in secondary formations, of the Atlantic coast.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses wood
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 -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Caryocar edule world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:828598-1
WFO ID wfo-0000808133
COL ID RJ32
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Caryocar barbinerve Caryocar crenatum Caryocar edule Caryocar glabrum var. edule