Clarisia ilicifolia (Spreng.) Lanj. & Rossberg

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Moraceae > Clarisia

Characteristics

Shrub or small tree, sometimes up to 2  tall; most hairs uncinate. Branchlets puberulous. Stipules 0.1-0.3 cm long, puberulous; petiole 0.3-2.5 cm long; blade subcoriaceous to coriaceous, elliptic to narrowly elliptic, (3-)8-33 x (1.5-)2.5-12 cm, apex acuminate, acumen spinulose, base acute to obtuse, margin entire, spinulose-dentate or more or less deeply lobed, glabrous above glabrous or sparsely puberulous beneath; primary vein prominent above, veins prominent beneath, secondary veins (5-)8-20 pairs. Inflorescences on spurs. Staminate inflorescences capitate, ca. 0.5 cm in diam.; peduncle 0.3-2 cm long; flowers ca. 5-20; stigmas 1-2 mm long. Fruiting perianth ellipsoid to narrowly ellipsoid, 1.5-2 cm high.
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A tree. It grows 20 m tall. It has white latex. The leaves are oblong to sword shaped and 8-33 cm long by 3-12 cm wide. They can be broadest below the middle. The flowering shoots are usually in pairs.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 20.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Edible fruits
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Distribution

Clarisia ilicifolia world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Clarisia ilicifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:59683-2
WFO ID wfo-0000608488
COL ID 5YW8R
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 768321
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Synonyms

Soaresia ilicifolia Acanthinophyllum spruceanum Aliteria sagotii Clarisia spruceana Clarisia strepitans Sahagunia racemifera Acanthinophyllum ilicifolium Acanthinophyllum strepitans Pseudosorocea poeppigii Sahagunia strepitans Sorocea stenophylla Clarisia ilicifolia var. cuyunensis Clarisia ilicifolia var. guianensis Clarisia ilicifolia var. micranthera Clarisia ilicifolia var. paraensis Clarisia strepitans var. cuyunensis Clarisia strepitans var. guianensis Clarisia strepitans var. micranthera Clarisia strepitans var. paraensis Clarisia ilicifolia