Lithraea brasiliensis Marchand

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Anacardiaceae > Lithraea

Characteristics

A perennial dioecious tree. It grows 9m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 9.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Coastal rainforest, semideciduous forests, Araucaria forest and woodland areas in the savannah, found mainly in open areas and secondary growth on a wide range of soil types
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses charcoal material 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

Lithraea brasiliensis leaf picture by Maiara Scherner (cc-by-sa)
Lithraea brasiliensis leaf picture by Iohann Roloff (cc-by-sa)
Lithraea brasiliensis leaf picture by robertoPablo (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lithraea brasiliensis world distribution map, present in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:69837-1
WFO ID wfo-0001049622
COL ID 3VLNF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lithraea australiensis Lithraea verrucosa Rhus brasiliensis Lithraea brasiliensis