Lacmellea standleyi (woodson ex Standl.) Monach.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Lacmellea

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 5-11 m tall. The trunk has woody prickles.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.5 - 9.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet lowland forests. It grows up to 300 m above sea level.
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Wet mixed lowland forest, sometimes in open pasture land, at elevations up to 300 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal wood
Edible fruits stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Lacmellea standleyi world distribution map, present in Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras

Conservation status

Lacmellea standleyi threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:134507-2
WFO ID wfo-0000221816
COL ID 6NQVN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lacmellea standleyi Zschokkea standleyi