Coccoloba swartzii Meisn.

Swartz's pigeonplum (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Coccoloba

Characteristics

A perennial dioecious evergreen tree. It grows 11.9-14.95m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 11.9 - 14.95
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.9
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Mountain forests.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses charcoal material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Coccoloba swartzii world distribution map, present in Antigua and Barbuda, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bahamas, Belize, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Honduras, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Mexico, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:693902-1
WFO ID wfo-0000613416
COL ID WL5S
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629382
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Synonyms

Coccoloba corozalensis Coccoloba borinquensis Coccoloba gentlei Coccoloba neglecta Coccoloba swartzii var. portoricensis Coccoloba swartzii f. pubescens Coccoloba swartzii