Coccoloba excelsa Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Coccoloba

Characteristics

A tree.
Life form -
Growth form
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 8.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 1.1
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

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

Usage

The pulp of the ripe fruit are eaten fresh.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 10 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Distribution

Coccoloba excelsa world distribution map, present in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Coccoloba excelsa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:693654-1
WFO ID wfo-0000613105
COL ID 5ZFTJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 734651
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Synonyms

Coccoloba excelsa Coccoloba bracteolosa Coccoloba leptostachya Coccoloba parimensis Coccoloba scandens Coccoloba micropunctata Coccoloba excelsa var. glabra Coccoloba parimensis var. hostmannii Coccoloba parimensis var. schomburgkii