Cespedesia spathulata Planch.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Ochnaceae > Cespedesia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 15m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Forests, usually not far from the ocean.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses 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 -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Cespedesia spathulata habit picture by SINAC Pérez Greivin (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cespedesia spathulata leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Cespedesia spathulata leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Cespedesia spathulata leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Cespedesia spathulata flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Cespedesia spathulata flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Cespedesia spathulata flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Cespedesia spathulata fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Cespedesia spathulata fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Cespedesia spathulata world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Cespedesia spathulata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:605994-1
WFO ID wfo-0000598623
COL ID T5DC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cespedesia amazonica Cespedesia bonplandii Cespedesia brasiliana Cespedesia excelsa Cespedesia macrophylla Cespedesia repanda Cespedesia scandens Cespedesia sprucei Godoya repanda Godoya scandens Godoya spathulata Fournieria scandens Cespedesia repanda var. lanceolata Cespedesia spathulata