Hevea nitida Müll.Arg.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Hevea

Characteristics

A medium sized evergreen tree. The crown is sparse. It rgwos 28 m tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 18.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in sparse forests on well-drained sandy soils. It can grow up to 1,000 m above sea level. It grows in 'Caatinga' dry forest where it is hot and dry. The average rainfall is 250-1,000 mm per year and the annual temperature is 24-26°C.
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Usually found in light, sparse, caatinga forests on well-drained sandy soils, though it is also sometimes found in areas that are lightly inundated for part of the year. Lowland and lower montane rainforest at elevations up to 1,000 metres.
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Usage

The seeds are cooked and eaten. Caution: The seeds contain cyanide and and are poisonous unless well cooked.
Uses poison
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seeds.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Hevea nitida world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Hevea nitida threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:349938-1
WFO ID wfo-0000982146
COL ID 3LFVB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Hevea nitida Hevea viridis

Lower taxons

Hevea nitida var. nitida Hevea nitida var. toxicodendroides