Hernandia sonora L.

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Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Hernandiaceae > Hernandia

Characteristics

A perennial evergreen tree. It grows 22.5-27.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 22.5 - 27.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Forests. Wet and semideciduous forests. Frequently found along river banks and in very wet places in lowland areas, it grows at elevations from sea level to 500 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal oil wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antidote(Ipoh) (unspecified), Depilatory (unspecified), Hemostat (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Candlenut (unspecified), Hemoptysis (unspecified), Sclerosis (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Hernandia sonora unspecified picture

Distribution

Hernandia sonora world distribution map, present in Barbados, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Mexico, Montserrat, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad and Tobago

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:316357-2
WFO ID wfo-0000720618
COL ID 3L2HD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 448460
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Synonyms

Hernandia peltata Hernandia sonora Hernandezia sonora Hernandia sonora var. guadeloupensis