Luehea candicans Mart.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Luehea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 10m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 10.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Broadleaved, semideciduous forests, growing in open, secondary formations; favouring well-drained sandy soils.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses 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 -

Distribution

Luehea candicans world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, and Paraguay

Conservation status

Luehea candicans threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:834726-1
WFO ID wfo-0000445189
COL ID 3WDFQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Luehea candicans Luehea uniflora

Lower taxons

Luehea candicans var. gracilis