Heteropterys leona (Cav.) Exell

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Malpighiaceae > Heteropterys

Characteristics

Coriaceous leaves
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Red-winged fruits
A climbing shrub
Yellow flowers
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 7.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Chiefly in coastal districts.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Heteropterys leona world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Belize, Brazil, Cameroon, Congo, Colombia, Costa Rica, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Liberia, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Panama, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Heteropterys leona threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1079574-2
WFO ID wfo-0000721458
COL ID 3LCZT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 734012
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Synonyms

Heteropterys grisebachiana Heteropterys multiflora Banisteria leona Banisteria reticulata Heteropterys jussieui Heteropterys leona Heteropterys africana f. nigritiana Malpighia reticulata Banisteria multiflora Acridocarpus cavanillesii Heteropterys reticulata Heteropterys africana Byrsonima reticulata Heteropterys africana var. borealis Heteropterys africana var. australis