Diphysa americana (Mill.) M.Sousa

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Diphysa

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 7.5-9.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 7.5 - 9.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Moist or dry forest, often on open brushy hillsides or in rocky places, at elevations of 600-2,500 metres in Guatemala.
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It is a tropical plant. At ECHO.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The flowers become slimy when steamed and are added to beans or eaten with tortillas.
Uses dye environmental use forage fuel hedge manure material medicinal wood
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use Cancer (unspecified), Medicine (unspecified)
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°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Diphysa americana habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Diphysa americana leaf picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-sa)
Diphysa americana leaf picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-sa)
Diphysa americana leaf picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Diphysa americana world distribution map, present in Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Singapore, and El Salvador

Conservation status

Diphysa americana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:948330-1
WFO ID wfo-0000210419
COL ID 36G8X
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Diphysa robinioides Colutea americana Diphysa robinioides Diphysa americana Diphysa carthaginensis