Endospermum moluccanum (Teijsm. & Binn.) Kurz

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Endospermum

Characteristics

A tree. It can grow 30 m tall. The trunk is straight and 60 cm across. It can have buttresses. Trees are separately male and female.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 25.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Primary and secondary forest formations, swampy and alluvial forest, disturbed (logged) areas, along rivers and roads, at elevations up to 900 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows up to 900 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Young leaves are cooked as a vegetable. Caution: The can cause loose bowel motions.
Uses animal food environmental use food fuel invertebrate food material medicinal poison social use wood
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Purgative (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°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Endospermum moluccanum world distribution map, present in Moldova (Republic of) and Solomon Islands

Conservation status

Endospermum moluccanum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77176800-1
WFO ID wfo-0000949027
COL ID 39SCW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Endospermum formicarum Endospermum labios Endospermum moluccanum Endospermum labios subsp. gracilipes Capellenia moluccana