Deguelia urucu (Killip & A.C.Sm.) A.M.G.Azevedo & R.A.Camargo

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Deguelia

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 12m high.
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 12.0
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Nitrogen fixer
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Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses insecticide medicinal poison vertebrate poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Piscicide (unspecified), Insecticide (unspecified)
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Distribution

Deguelia urucu world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77143237-1
WFO ID wfo-0001340817
COL ID 6CN82
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lonchocarpus urucu Derris urucu Deguelia urucu Lonchocarpus nicou var. urucu