Eriotheca pentaphylla (Vell.) A.Robyns

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Eriotheca

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite tree. It grows 11m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 11.0
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Atlantic rainforest, favouring the more open areas of secondary growth, often in the understorey. It is most commonly found in fertile, clayey soils, on both slopes and on plains, in dry to fairly wet soils.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses fiber 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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Productivity -

Distribution

Eriotheca pentaphylla world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Eriotheca pentaphylla threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:95980-2
WFO ID wfo-0000676183
COL ID 3B6XN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Bombax pentaphyllum Eriotheca pentaphylla Bombax wittrockianum Eriotheca pentaphylla subsp. wittrockiana