Lonchocarpus cultratus (Vell.) A.M.G.Azevedo & H.C.Lima

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lonchocarpus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 15m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Broadleaved semideciduous forests, growing mainly in open and secondary growth areas and only occasionally in the dense forest.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses seasoning wood
Edible -
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

Lonchocarpus cultratus world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Brazil, and Peru

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1167388-2
WFO ID wfo-0001279966
COL ID 6QMYW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lonchocarpus neuroscapha Lonchocarpus guillemineanus Neuroscapha guilleminiana Neuroscapha martiana Neuroscapha pubigera Pterocarpus cultratus Lonchocarpus cultratus Lonchocarpus neuroscapha var. pubiger Derris guilleminiana Lonchocarpus neuroscapha var. martianus Derris guilleminiana var. pubigera