Citharexylum myrianthum Cham.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Verbenaceae > Citharexylum

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 6-15 m tall.
Life form annual
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 10.5 - 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Wet to swampy soils in the Atlantic rainforest and gallery woods, usually near the coast; most commonly in secondary formations and rare in dense primary formations.
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It is a subtropical plant.
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 -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Citharexylum myrianthum leaf picture by Trapp Gonçalves de Almeida Hugo (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Citharexylum myrianthum flower picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Citharexylum myrianthum fruit picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)
Citharexylum myrianthum fruit picture by Thiago Flores Flores (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Citharexylum myrianthum world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, and Paraguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:861812-1
WFO ID wfo-0000867825
COL ID VM3R
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Citharexylum macranthum Citharexylum myrianthum Citharexylum cinereum Citharexylum scabrum Citharexylum myrianthum var. acuminatum Citharexylum myrianthum var. bahiense