WorldFloraDB - Caryocar glabrum

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 50 m high. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The end leaflet is 8-15 cm long and 4-7 cm wide. There are usually 15-25 flowers in a group. Plants flower at night. The flowers are yellow or orange. There are many stamens. They are in 2 rings. The fruit is broadly oval and flattened. It is 5-6 cm long by 5-8 cm wide. They are yellowish. There are some subspecies.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	tree
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter)	37.5
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Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in forests on non flooded ground.

More

Rainforests, preferring areas free from periodic inundation.

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The kernel of the nut is eaten.

Uses	fuel material medicinal wood
Edible	nuts seeds
Therapeutic use	Dysentery (bark), Hair preparations (bark), Dysmenorrhea (seed), Piscicide (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.

Mode	seedlings
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