Lecointea amazonica Ducke

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lecointea

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 25 m tall. The trunk is deeply fluted.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 25.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Forested slopes on granitic rock in Surinam. Wet forests, at or near sea level in Guatemala.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows on forested slopes on granitic rocks.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses essential oil wood
Edible fruits pods seeds
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

Lecointea amazonica leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Lecointea amazonica leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Lecointea amazonica leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Lecointea amazonica world distribution map, present in Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Lecointea amazonica threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:136896-2
WFO ID wfo-0000178279
COL ID 3SVXG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733651
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Synonyms

Lecointea tango Beliceodendron tango Zollernia tango Lecointea amazonica