Coussarea hydrangeifolia (Benth.) Müll.Arg.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Coussarea

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It can grow 5 m tall. The trunk is short and crooked. It is 15-25 cm across. The leaves are 15 cm long by 9 cm wide. The flowers are white. The fruit are small and white.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.18 - 0.25
Mature height (meter) 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Rainforest, dryland forest, savannah woodland and savannah, favouring moist, sandy soils.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in rainforest and is best in moist, sandy soils.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses charcoal medicinal wood
Edible fruits leaves seeds
Therapeutic use Tonic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Coussarea hydrangeifolia world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Peru, and Paraguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1073014-2
WFO ID wfo-0000926093
COL ID Z2SN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Coussarea cornifolia Coussarea hydrangeifolia Faramea cornifolia Faramea hydrangeifolia