Hedyosmum mexicanum Cordem. ex Baill.

Species

Angiosperms > Chloranthales > Chloranthaceae > Hedyosmum

Characteristics

A tree. The leaves are opposite and have closely spaced teeth. The sheath at the base of the leaf has many small filaments. The flowers are in a cone like arrangement with between 100 and 350 flowers. They are green. The fruit are white or yellow and succulent and edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Mature height (meter) 10.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. They grow in wet places in cool mountain regions. It grows above 2,000 m altitude.
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Wet mixed mountain forest or often in pine forest, at elevations from 1,200-2,900 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The fruit are succulent, sweet and edible. Two or three leaves in hot water make a tea drink.
Uses medicinal tea wood
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use Coffee (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

Hedyosmum mexicanum unspecified picture

Distribution

Hedyosmum mexicanum world distribution map, present in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and El Salvador

Conservation status

Hedyosmum mexicanum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:167876-1
WFO ID wfo-0000716665
COL ID 3JZW3
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Synonyms

Tafallaea mexicana Tafallaea artocarpus Tafalla artocarpus Tafalla mexicana Hedyosmum mexicanum Hedyosmum artocarpus