Lafoensia pacari A.St.-hil.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Lafoensia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 8-8.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 8.0 - 8.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Forests at higher elevations, where it is generally found in more open and secondary growth; also found in savannah, though less vigorous in such a situation.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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 -

Images

Leaf

Lafoensia pacari leaf picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)
Lafoensia pacari leaf picture by Flor Alex (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Lafoensia pacari flower picture by DM Claudimir (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Lafoensia pacari fruit picture by Fernando da Luz Schmidt (cc-by-sa)
Lafoensia pacari fruit picture by Ely Oliveira (cc-by-sa)
Lafoensia pacari fruit picture by André Vitorino Oliveira (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lafoensia pacari world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Lafoensia pacari threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:553517-1
WFO ID wfo-0001075982
COL ID 3RVMY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 921971
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Synonyms

Lafoensia petiolata Lafoensia sessilifolia Lafoensia sellowiana Lafoensia lucida Lafoensia pacari