Chaetocarpus echinocarpus (Baill.) Ducke

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Peraceae > Chaetocarpus

Characteristics

A perennial dioecious evergreen tree. It grows 12m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Humid Atlantic rainforest and more open sites, preferring sandy soils on slopes with rapid drainage.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses 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

Chaetocarpus echinocarpus unspecified picture
Chaetocarpus echinocarpus unspecified picture

Distribution

Chaetocarpus echinocarpus world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Brazil

Conservation status

Chaetocarpus echinocarpus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:54061-2
WFO ID wfo-0000836147
COL ID 69NHF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Pera echinocarpa Gaedawakka pohlii Discocarpus duckeanus Chaetocarpus echinocarpus Chaetocarpus pohlii