Herrania nitida (Poepp.) R.E.Schult.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Herrania

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 4 m tall. It has flowers and fruit on the trunk. The fruit are elongated pods with ridges. They are 11 cm long by 5 cm wide. They hang down. They are green when ripe and have a pointed tip. There are about 24 seeds in a sweet white pulp.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 3.5
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Environment

Rainforests, usually in sites that are not inundated every year, though occasionally in areas subject to light inundation for a few weeks each year, growing at elevations from 75 -570 metres. Often found in secondary growth areas.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows on the highest parts of the floodplain in the Amazon. It grows in deep shade.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The pulp of the fruit is eaten.
Uses medicinal wood
Edible fruits seeds
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Cultivation

The flowers are pollinated by phorid flies.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Herrania nitida world distribution map, present in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:824026-1
WFO ID wfo-0000720855
COL ID 3L3LF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Abroma nitida Brotobroma asperum Herrania nitida Abroma nitidum Herrania atrorubens Brotobroma aspera Herrania nitida f. nitida Theobroma aspera Herrania aspera Herrania nitida var. aspera

Lower taxons

Herrania nitida f. sphenophylla