Eucryphia lucida (Labill.) Baill.

Species

Angiosperms > Oxalidales > Cunoniaceae > Eucryphia

Characteristics

A small tree. It grows 7 m high. The leaves are small. The flowers are white and occur in large numbers.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 7.0 - 8.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Forests, often along river banks, usually at elevations from 30-500 metres, sometimes ascending to 800 metres.
More
It is a temperate plant. Arboretum Tasmania. Hobart Botanical Gardens.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

The flowers produce a distinctive flavoured honey.
Uses environmental use invertebrate food material medicinal timber wood
Edible flowers
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°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 12 - 22
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Eucryphia lucida unspecified picture

Distribution

Eucryphia lucida world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Eucryphia lucida threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:337097-1
WFO ID wfo-0000681185
COL ID 3BYLT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Eucryphia billardierei Eucryphia lucida Carpodontos lucida