Heliocarpus americanus L.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Heliocarpus

Characteristics

A medium sized tree. The trunk is straight and cylinder shaped. It often has branches near the base. The leaves are simple and alternate. The leaves are heart shaped and sometimes have 3 pointed lobes. There are teeth along the edge. The leaf stalks are hairy. The flowers are yellow or pink and in dense groups at the ends of branches. The seeds are in pink, feathery tufts.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.0 - 9.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in low mountain forest. It is often in cloud forest. In Panama it grows between 1,300-1,500 m above sea level.
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Found at elevations from 400-1,200 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Leaf

Heliocarpus americanus leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Heliocarpus americanus leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Heliocarpus americanus flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Heliocarpus americanus world distribution map, present in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Martinique, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Heliocarpus americanus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:834663-1
WFO ID wfo-0000718186
COL ID 6LLBX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Heliocarpus americanus Heliocarpus popayanensis Heliocarpus subtrilobus Heliocarpus tomentosus Heliocarpus australis Heliocarpus costaricensis Heliocarpus cuspidatus Heliocarpus diclinus Heliocarpus floribundus Heliocarpus gentlei Heliocarpus horridus Heliocarpus oblongifolius Heliocarpus boliviensis Heliocarpus rosei Heliocarpus rudis Heliocarpus stipulatus Heliocarpus nelsonii Heliocarpus americanus var. popayanensis Heliocarpus popayanensis var. trichopoda Heliocarpus americanus subsp. popayanensis Heliocarpus popayanensis var. purdiei Heliocarpus trichopodus Heliocarpus viridis Heliocarpus popayanensis var. grandifolius