Deguelia utilis (A.C.Sm.) A.M.G.Azevedo

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Deguelia

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 15m high.
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Growth form tree
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 15.0
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Nitrogen fixer
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Environment

Both dense, primary rainforest and also in more open areas of secondary growth, often as a relict of cultivation. It is found in a range of conditions, sometimes in soils subject to periodic flooding, often near rivers, in acid to neutral soils.
Light 1-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses breeding insecticide medicinal non-vertebrate poison poison vertebrate poison
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Insecticide (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Distribution

Deguelia utilis world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Brazil, French Guiana, and Peru

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1005531-1
WFO ID wfo-0001286043
COL ID 34YXB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 844775
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Synonyms

Robinia nicou Derris utilis Lonchocarpus utilis Deguelia alata Deguelia utilis Lonchocarpus nicou var. utilis Lonchocarpus nicou var. languidus