Diospyros guianensis Gürke

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ebenaceae > Diospyros

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 25 m tall. The bark is dark brown and the inner bark is yellow. The leaves are simple and alternate. They have rusty hairs when young. The flower petals are green and folded. The fruit is leathery.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 23.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Swamp forests, on pegasse. Forests, in areas subject to periodic inundation.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in swamp forest.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal 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°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Diospyros guianensis world distribution map, present in Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Diospyros guianensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:322470-1
WFO ID wfo-0000649033
COL ID 6CWXZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733208
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Synonyms

Paralea guianensis Diospyros guianensis Diospyros paralea

Lower taxons

Diospyros guianensis subsp. akaraiensis Diospyros guianensis subsp. guianensis