Juglans boliviana Dode

Bolivian walnut (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fagales > Juglandaceae > Juglans

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 20-25 m high. The trunk is 70-80 cm across. The leaves are compound. They are 20-30 cm long by 14-16 cm wide and made up of 4-7 pairs of leaflets. The leaflets in the middle are larger. There are fine teeth along the edge. Male and female flowers are separate. The fruit is fleshy with a hard stone inside. It is 3-4 cm across.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature width (meter) 0.7 - 0.8
Mature height (meter) 20.0 - 25.0
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Environment

Rainforests, often on slopes, at elevations around 800-1,200 metres.
More
A tropical plant. In Bolivia it grows up to 2000 m altitude.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses gene source material wood
Edible nuts seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 15
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Distribution

Juglans boliviana world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Costa Rica, and Peru

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:131749-2
WFO ID wfo-0001067441
COL ID 6NFKG
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Juglans boliviana Juglans peruviana Juglans nigra var. boliviana