Dictyosperma album (Bory) H.Wendl. & Drude ex Scheff.

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Dictyosperma

Characteristics

A perennial evergreen tree. It grows 15m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Coastal forests. Grows at low elevations generally up to 600 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses environmental use food gene source material medicinal
Edible leaves shoots stems
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°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Dictyosperma album unspecified picture

Distribution

Dictyosperma album world distribution map, present in Brazil, Mauritius, and Réunion

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:666678-1
WFO ID wfo-0000943087
COL ID 35VKD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 707934
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Synonyms

Linoma alba Dictyosperma album Areca alba

Lower taxons

Dictyosperma album var. album Dictyosperma album var. aureum Dictyosperma album var. conjugatum