Eriotheca candolleana (K.Schum.) A.Robyns

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Eriotheca

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 18m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 18.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Atlantic rainforest and semideciduous forests at higher elevations, growing mainly on slopes and found in both dense primary formations and open, secondary growth.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses 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 -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Eriotheca candolleana unspecified picture

Distribution

Eriotheca candolleana world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Eriotheca candolleana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:95963-2
WFO ID wfo-0000676161
COL ID 3B6X4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Xylon microphyllum Eriotheca candolleana Bombax octophyllum Bombax ruficalix Ceiba microphylla Bombax candolleanum Bombax chartifolium Bombax chastifolium Eriotheca candolleana var. glazioui