Eperua falcata Aubl.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Eperua

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 15.065-15.34m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.07 - 15.34
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 2.8
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Frequent to dominant in riverine or low elevation, dry evergreen or swamp-woodland rain forest on a wide range of soils (often pure white sand) at elevations up to 700 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses gum material medicinal wood
Edible -
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°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Eperua falcata habit picture by D. Frame (cc-by-sa)
Eperua falcata habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Leaf

Eperua falcata leaf picture by J.-L. Smock (cc-by-sa)
Eperua falcata leaf picture by J.-L. Smock (cc-by-sa)
Eperua falcata leaf picture by J.-L. Smock (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Eperua falcata flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Eperua falcata world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Brazil, Cameroon, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Eperua falcata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:493934-1
WFO ID wfo-0000174107
COL ID 6FNN3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733645
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Dimorpha falcata Panzera falcata Eperua falcata