Eriotheca pubescens (Mart. & Zucc.) Schott & Endl.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Eriotheca

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 8.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Savannah woodland, usually in secondary formations.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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 -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Eriotheca pubescens leaf picture by Flor Sam (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Eriotheca pubescens fruit picture by Flor Sam (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Eriotheca pubescens world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:559559-1
WFO ID wfo-0000676187
COL ID 3B6XR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Bombax glabrescens Bombax pubescens Eriotheca glabrescens Eriotheca pubescens

Lower taxons

Eriotheca pubescens subsp. tomentosa