Chlorocardium rodiei (Schomb.) Rohwer, H.G.Richt. & Van Der Werff

Demerara greenheart (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Chlorocardium

Characteristics

A tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 30.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A dominant component of a restricted belt of lowland rainforest on brown sand and is also found occasionally in other forest types. Found mostly on slopes leading down to streams and in damp sites near streams.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses food material medicinal oil timber wood
Edible seeds
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

Chlorocardium rodiei unspecified picture

Distribution

Chlorocardium rodiei world distribution map, present in French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:962596-1
WFO ID wfo-0000603136
COL ID 5XW95
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 766809
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Synonyms

Chlorocardium rodiei Ocotea rodiei Nectandra rodioei Nectandra leucantha var. rodiaei