Dermatophyllum secundiflorum (Ortega) Gandhi & Reveal

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Dermatophyllum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 9m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 3.0
Mature height (meter) 9.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.6
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer present
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Borders of streams, forming thickets or small groves in low rather moist limestone soils; at elevations up to 1,500 metres.
Light 6-8
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses dye environmental use material medicinal ornamental poison stimulant wood
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Hypoglycemic agents (seed), Ear Medicine (unspecified), Ache(Ear) (unspecified), Fatality (unspecified), Hallucinogen (unspecified), Insecticide (unspecified), Intoxicant (unspecified), Narcotic (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Psychedelic (unspecified), Homicide (unspecified), Hallucinogenic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Dermatophyllum secundiflorum flower picture by Jennifer S (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Dermatophyllum secundiflorum world distribution map, present in Ghana, India, Kenya, Mexico, Pakistan, and United States of America

Conservation status

Dermatophyllum secundiflorum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77116898-1
WFO ID wfo-0001042783
COL ID 5BJSX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Virgilia secundiflora Dermatophyllum speciosum Cladrastis secundiflora Broussonetia secundiflora Sophora speciosa Sophora secundiflora Broussonetia speciosa Dermatophyllum secundiflorum Calia erythrosperma Sophora sempervirens Agastianis secundiflora Calia secundiflora Calia secundiflora subsp. albofoliolata Sophora secundiflora f. xanthosperma