Lacmellea floribunda (Poepp. & Endl.) Benth. & Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Lacmellea

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. The crown is open. It grows 4-6 m tall. The trunk is slender and straight. The fruit are orange or red and about 4 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.25 - 5.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in lowland Amazonian rainforest. It grows in clearings and along the edges of the forest. It grows up to about 120 m above sea level.
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Lowland Amazonian rainforest. In clearings or along the margins of forests at elevations around 120 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The fruit pulp is eaten raw.
Uses wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seeds.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Lacmellea floribunda world distribution map, present in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Peru, and Suriname

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:79552-1
WFO ID wfo-0000221797
COL ID 3RR9Y
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 954444
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Synonyms

Zschokkea floribunda Lacmellea floribunda Hancornia floribunda