Guapira discolor (Spreng.) Little

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Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Nyctaginaceae > Guapira

Characteristics

Trees or shrubs, to 15 m. Stems and buds glabrate or sparsely reddish pubescent. Leaf blades broadly to narrowly elliptic, 6-13 × 1-3 cm, fleshy-chartaceous, thin and ± papery when dry, base cuneate, apex ± acute, surfaces glabrate. Inflorescences loose, 3-7 cm; buds and branches sparsely reddish pubescent or glabrate. Flowers: staminate yellowish green; perianth widely funnelform, 3-4 mm, sparsely puberulent or glabrate; fruiting pedicel 2-3 mm. Fruits 5-8 × 2-3 mm upon drying.
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The flowers are trumpet shaped and small. They are green or yellow. The fruit are red berries.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 15.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Typhoid (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Guapira discolor world distribution map, present in Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Honduras, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islands, and United States of America

Conservation status

Guapira discolor threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:113927-2
WFO ID wfo-0000710712
COL ID 6L5SC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Guapira discolor Guapira longifolia Guapira bracei Pisonia longifolia Torrubia discolor Pisonia discolor