Couepia caryophylloides Benoist

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Chrysobalanaceae > Couepia

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 25 m tall. The fruit is 2.5 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 22.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Locally abundant on slopes in rainforests and in savannah forest.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
Uses -
Edible fruits
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 -

Images

Leaf

Couepia caryophylloides leaf picture by Lisa Moreno (cc-by-sa)
Couepia caryophylloides leaf picture by Lisa Moreno (cc-by-sa)
Couepia caryophylloides leaf picture by Lisa Moreno (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Couepia caryophylloides world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:67131-2
WFO ID wfo-0000830637
COL ID 6B9VP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 779656
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Synonyms

Couepia caryophylloides

Lower taxons

Couepia caryophylloides subsp. caryophylloides Couepia caryophylloides subsp. glabra