Eschweilera subglandulosa Miers

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Lecythidaceae > Eschweilera

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 40 m tall. The trunk has small buttresses. The trunk can be 75 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 35.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A canopy tree of rainforests. It is found in dense stands along estuaries, less commonly along rivers, and found in both rain and seasonal forests.
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A tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The nuts are eaten raw after removing the shell.
Uses material seasoning timber wood
Edible nuts seeds
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 -

Distribution

Eschweilera subglandulosa world distribution map, present in Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Eschweilera subglandulosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:592638-1
WFO ID wfo-0000775373
COL ID 6H59W
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733594
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Synonyms

Lecythis subglandulosa Eschweilera laevifolia Eschweilera subglandulosa Lecythis laevifolia