Eriotheca globosa (Aubl.) A.Robyns

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Eriotheca

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite tree. It grows 20m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 20.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rainforests from the coast to the upland semideciduous forests, mainly in the more open and secondary growth areas and usually on dry soils.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses fiber 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

Leaf

Eriotheca globosa leaf picture by Lisa Moreno (cc-by-sa)
Eriotheca globosa leaf picture by Lisa Moreno (cc-by-sa)
Eriotheca globosa leaf picture by Lisa Moreno (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Eriotheca globosa flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Eriotheca globosa flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Eriotheca globosa world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Eriotheca globosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:95971-2
WFO ID wfo-0000676171
COL ID 3B6XC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732775
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Synonyms

Bombax globiferum Bombax globosum Eriotheca globosa