Himatanthus bracteatus (A.Dc.) Woodson

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Himatanthus

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 12 m tall. The leaves are oblong and the edges curve back. The fruit are follicles that are cylinder or cone shaped. They are 17 cm long by 3 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rain forests, mountain savannah and savannah forests, savannah.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Asthma (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Syphilis (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

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Distribution

Himatanthus bracteatus world distribution map, present in Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Himatanthus bracteatus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:122690-2
WFO ID wfo-0000982450
COL ID 3LY5M
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732595
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Synonyms

Plumeria ambigua Plumeria bracteata Plumeria lancifolia Plumeria martii Plumeria speciosa Himatanthus bracteatus Himatanthus lancifolius Plumeria floribunda var. acutifolia Plumeria floribunda var. calycina Plumeria floribunda var. crassipes Plumeria lancifolia var. microphylla Plumeria lancifolius var. major Himatanthus bracteatus var. bracteatus Plumeria lancifolia var. major

Lower taxons

Himatanthus bracteatus var. revolutus