Guazuma crinita Mart.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Guazuma

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 12m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Atlantic rainforest, growing in the more open and secondary growth areas, favouring fertile, well-drained, sandy soils. Lowland areas in Peru at elevations up to 150 metres; usually in old clearings or along margins of forests.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses charcoal gum material wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Guazuma crinita world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, and Peru

Conservation status

Guazuma crinita threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:823382-1
WFO ID wfo-0000711632
COL ID 3HJZZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Guazuma crinita Bubroma crinitum Guazuma rosea