Lonchocarpus heptaphyllus (Poir.) Dc.

Broadleaf lancepod (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lonchocarpus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 12.5-15m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support climber free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.5 - 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A subcanopy or understorey tree is wet or very humid forests at low or medium elevations. Along the edges of floodplains of rivers and estuaries; favouring sandy and peaty soils.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses breeding flavouring insecticide material medicinal poison wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Insecticide (unspecified)
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 -

Images

Leaf

Lonchocarpus heptaphyllus leaf picture by Lorenzi Harri (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lonchocarpus heptaphyllus world distribution map, present in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Lonchocarpus heptaphyllus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:502971-1
WFO ID wfo-0000210427
COL ID 72MYW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630057
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Derris nicou Dalbergia pentaphylla Lonchocarpus pentaphyllus Lonchocarpus swartzii Derris latifolia Lonchocarpus oxycarpus Cytisus membranaceus Dalbergia heptaphylla Pterocarpus latifolius Lonchocarpus discolor Lonchocarpus latifolius Lonchocarpus latifolius Robinia scandens Lonchocarpus scandens Lonchocarpus heptaphyllus