Copernicia gigas Ekman ex Burret

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Copernicia

Characteristics

A perennial tree. It grows 17.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 17.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Woodlands and open areas. Seasonally flooded woodland and savannah.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses material
Edible -
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 -

Distribution

Copernicia gigas world distribution map, present in Cuba

Conservation status

Copernicia gigas threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:64975-2
WFO ID wfo-0000921454
COL ID Y3L5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Copernicia gigas Copernicia excelsa