Eucryphia cordifolia Cav.

Ulmo (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Oxalidales > Cunoniaceae > Eucryphia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 15m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 6.0 - 8.0
Mature height (meter) 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Cool rainforests at low altitudes in Arauco and Chiloe provinces, especially in the hills of La Costa. Sub-tropical and temperate rain forests, from the lowlands to the mountains and the edge of glaciers.
Light 5-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses charcoal environmental use material medicinal timber wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -9
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Eucryphia cordifolia leaf picture by NATALIA PAILLAMAN (cc-by-sa)
Eucryphia cordifolia leaf picture by Salazar Ramón (cc-by-sa)
Eucryphia cordifolia leaf picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Eucryphia cordifolia flower picture by dassori paul (cc-by-sa)
Eucryphia cordifolia flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Eucryphia cordifolia fruit picture by dassori paul (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Eucryphia cordifolia world distribution map, present in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay

Conservation status

Eucryphia cordifolia threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:724849-1
WFO ID wfo-0000681179
COL ID 3BYLN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Fagus glutinosa Eucryphia patagonica Eucryphia cordifolia