Drimys granadensis L.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Canellales > Winteraceae > Drimys

Characteristics

Shrub or small tree up to about 13 m. tall, glabrous. Leaf-lamina elliptic-oblong or narrowly elliptic-oblong to oblanceolate, cuneate or attenuate at the base, obtuse to rounded at the apex, up to about 17.5 cm. long and 5.5 cm. broad, coriaceous or subcoriaceous, glaucous or pale beneath; petiole up to about 2.5 cm. long. Flowers umbellate or fasciculate or sometimes solitary, hermaphrodite. Calyx 4.5-12 mm. long; petals 8-25, oblong to elliptic-or ovate-oblong, 5-25 mm. long. Stamens about 25-65, in 2-5 series. Carpels 3-24; ovules 7-12.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 13.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Dyspepsia (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Scurvy (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Toothache (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified)
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Images

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Distribution

Drimys granadensis world distribution map, present in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:554396-1
WFO ID wfo-0000656687
COL ID 37PC9
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Wintera granatensis Drimys granadensis Drimys winteri f. granadensis Drimys granatensis var. grandiflora Drimys winteri var. granadensis

Lower taxons

Drimys granadensis var. mexicana Drimys granadensis var. uniflora Drimys granadensis var. chiriquiensis Drimys granadensis var. peruviana