Grias peruviana Miers

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Lecythidaceae > Grias

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 15-20 m high. It can be 25 m high. The trunk can be 30-40 cm across. The leaves are at the ends of branches. They are 1-1.5 m long and 30 cm wide. The flowers and fruit grow on the trunk. The fruit is oval and 8-13 cm long by 6-8 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 20.0 - 22.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It can grow in flooded soils. It grows in the lowlands.
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Wet tropical forests, often along streambanks, and in wooded swamplands.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The fruit are eaten, raw, cooked or fried. The wood is boiled and used as a drink.
Uses food medicinal oil wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Emetic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Grias peruviana world distribution map, present in Ecuador and Peru

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:113444-2
WFO ID wfo-0000775430
COL ID 3HDQ9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Grias grandifolia Grias peruviana Grias tessmannii Grias maranonensis