Clusia hilariana Schltdl.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Clusiaceae > Clusia

Characteristics

An small evergreen tree. The crown is spreading. It grows 4-8 m tall. The trunk is crooked and 20-30 cm across. Male and female flowers are on separate plants. The fruit is a capsule that is 5 cm across and is round. It contains several seeds and an orange-red aril or fleshy layer around the seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing hemiepiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.75 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 2.75 - 3.75
Root system -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in coastal rainforest on sandy soils.
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Coastal rainforest on sandy soils.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 2-8
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
Uses charcoal medicinal wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Anodyne (unspecified), Corn (unspecified), Dislocation (unspecified), Fracture (unspecified), Leprosy (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Chest (unspecified), Resolvent (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Hernia (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Sciatica (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from fresh seeds. Seedlings are best in a shady position. Seeds germinate in 15-20 days.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Distribution

Clusia hilariana world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Clusia hilariana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:427536-1
WFO ID wfo-0000612254
COL ID WD5L
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Clusia lhotzkyana Clusia hilariana Clusia hilariana subsp. hilariana Clusia rosea