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Lecythis chartacea O.Berg

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Lecythidaceae > Lecythis

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 8-30 m tall. The crown is round. The trunk is upright and 70-80 cm across. The bark is thick and has cracks along it. It breaks off in rectangular plates. The leaves are simple and alternate. They are 7-11 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. The leaf stalks are 6-12 mm long and hairy. There are 9-14 pairs of side veins. The flowers are in groups at the ends of branches. The flowers are white and have a scent. The fruit is hard with an opening lid. It is 4-4.5 cm long. It has a few seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 14.0 - 25.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Amazon rainforest, mainly in primary forest in areas not subject to periodic inundation, favouring the fertile soils of alluvial plains.
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A tropical plant. It grows in dryland forest in the Amazon in Brazil.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The seeds without the shell are eaten raw.
Uses material wood
Edible nuts seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed. The ripe fruit are harvested and put in the sun to fully open. The fresh seed are planted and germinate in 4-7 weeks.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Lecythis chartacea world distribution map, present in Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Lecythis chartacea threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:597250-1
WFO ID wfo-0000774500
COL ID 3SW5B
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733598
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Synonyms

Lecythis marawynensis Lecythis monosperma Lecythis chartacea Lecythis spruceana Lecythis cupularis Lecythis langsdorffii Lecythis rigida Lecythis rorida Chytroma pilocarpa Chytroma langsdorffii Chytroma cupularis Eschweilera brancoensis Eschweilera spruceana Chytroma cistella Chytroma monosperma Chytroma rorida Chytroma spruceana Chytroma urceolata Eschweilera rigida Eschweilera rorida Cercophora anomala Eschweilera chartacea Chytroma laevicula Chytroma chartacea Chytroma marawynensis Lecythis chartacea var. calyce Eschweilera marawynensis Lecythis laevicula
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