Dacryodes peruviana (Loes.) H.J.Lam

Species

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Characteristics

A tree. It grows 20 m tall. Trees are separately male and female. The fruit is black and fleshy with a hard stone inside. It is 25 mm long by 15 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 18.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Wet lowland forest on sites not subject to inundation at elevations below 500 metres. Open woods at elevations around 700 metres.
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It is a tropical plant It grows up to about 700 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The fruit are cooked and eaten. The seeds are eaten after removing the husk.
Uses wood
Edible fruits seeds
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

Dacryodes peruviana unspecified picture

Distribution

Dacryodes peruviana world distribution map, present in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Dacryodes peruviana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:75732-2
WFO ID wfo-0000636772
COL ID 33THS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732814
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Synonyms

Pachylobus peruvianus Dacryodes peruviana Dacryodes peruviana var. peruviana

Lower taxons

Dacryodes peruviana var. caroniensis