Lecythis corrugata Poit.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Lecythidaceae > Lecythis

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 35 m tall. The trunk is 50 cm across. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are 17 cm long by 7 cm wide. The flowers are in the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches. The flowers are 3 cm across and have a sweet scent. There are 6 pinkish or reddish purple petals. The fruit are broadly cone shaped. with wrinkles across them. There are a few brown seeds. These are 23 mm long by 17 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5
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

A common plant of rain forests and marsh forests, especially along the sides of water courses.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The nut without the shell is eaten raw.
Uses fiber material medicinal ornamental wood
Edible nuts 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 -

Distribution

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

Conservation status

Lecythis corrugata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:597255-1
WFO ID wfo-0000774445
COL ID 3SW5J
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733600
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Synonyms

Lecythis corrugata Eschweilera corrugata Cymbopetalum venosum Chytroma corrugata

Lower taxons

Lecythis corrugata subsp. corrugata Lecythis corrugata subsp. rosea