Diphysa carthagenensis Jacq.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Diphysa

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 8.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Low forest or thickets, sometimes on uplands, but usually at elevations below 300 metres. Found sparingly on the borders of savannahs in Panama.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses dye 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

Diphysa carthagenensis unspecified picture

Distribution

Diphysa carthagenensis world distribution map, present in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Singapore, El Salvador, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Diphysa carthagenensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:492709-1
WFO ID wfo-0000170547
COL ID 36G8Z
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Diphysa carthagenensis Diphysa robinioides