Lacmellea peruviana (Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.) Markgr.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Lacmellea

Characteristics

A slender tree. The crown is spreading. It can grow 12 m tall. The fruit are orange to red. They are 1-3 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 10.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Lowland Amazonian rainforest, where it is found in sandy or dry medium loam soils amongst shrubs and small trees of secondary growth at elevations from 150-450 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in the lowland Amazonian rainforest. It grows on dry loam soils. It grows between 150-450 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
Uses medicinal 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 -

Conservation status

Lacmellea peruviana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:134501-2
WFO ID wfo-0000221811
COL ID 6NQVS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lacmellea peruviana Lacmellea arborescens var. peruviana Zschokkea peruviana