Gordonia fruticosa (Schrad.) H.Keng

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Theaceae > Gordonia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 27.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 27.5
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Fairly common in rain forests and savannahs in the Guyanas. Low and medium elevations in humid forests. Found in both dense and secondary formations, usually in moist soils.
Light -
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Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Flower

Gordonia fruticosa flower picture by Renato Lima (cc-by-nc-sa)
Gordonia fruticosa flower picture by Renato Lima (cc-by-nc-sa)
Gordonia fruticosa flower picture by Renato Lima (cc-by-nc-sa)

Distribution

Gordonia fruticosa world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Gordonia fruticosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:112597-2
WFO ID wfo-0000707667
COL ID 6L298
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 735211
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Wikstroemia intermedia Laplacea camenioides Laplacea cameliifolia Laplacea symplocoides Laplacea inaequalilatera Laplacea fruticosa Laplacea quinoderma Wikstroemia fruticosa Wikstroemia camelliifolia Wikstroemia symplocoides Wikstroemia quinoderma Wikstroemia speciosa Wikstroemia pubescens Gordonia humboldtii Haemocharis camelliodes Haemocharis caracasana Haemocharis intermedia Haemocharis obovata Haemocharis semiserrata Gordonia planchonii Haemocharis parviflora Haemocharis pubescens Haemocharis quinoderma Haemocharis speciosa Haemocharis symplocodes Carpotroche angustifolia Laplacea pulcherrima Laplacea raimondiana Laplacea camellioides Laplacea speciosa Gordonia fruticosa Wikstroemia parviflora Gordonia semiserrata Haemocharis praemorsa Laplacea praemorsa Laplacea intermedia Laplacea pubescens Laplacea tomentosa Lindleya fruticosa Laplacea fruticosa var. chimantae Laplacea fruticosa var. symplocoides Haemocharis semiserrata var. communis Laplacea pubescens var. camelliifolia Lindleya semiserrata Laplacea semiserrata Laplacea semiserrata var. sericea Laplacea pubescens var. minor Laplacea semiserrata var. communis Wikstroemia fruticosa var. communis Laplacea fruticosa var. sericea Laplacea semiserrata var. obovata Laplacea speciosa var. intermedia Wikstroemia fruticosa var. microphylla