Libidibia ferrea (mart. ex Tul.) L.p.queiroz

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Libidibia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 12-13.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5
Mature height (meter) 12.0 - 13.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Atlantic rainforest and the dry land forest of northeast Brazil, favouring valley bottoms subject to seasonal flooding and is also found in lowland areas in the dry land forest.
Light 4-7
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses charcoal material medicinal timber wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Libidibia ferrea world distribution map, present in Brazil, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Papua New Guinea

Conservation status

Libidibia ferrea threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77100755-1
WFO ID wfo-0000744153
COL ID 5WT9R
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Caesalpinia ferrea Apuleia ferrea Libidibia ferrea

Lower taxons

Libidibia ferrea var. glabrescens Libidibia ferrea var. leiostachya Libidibia ferrea var. parvifolia