Luehea divaricata Mart.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Luehea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 20m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 20.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Alluvial forests, particularly frequent along the rivers, steep, rocky areas, where the forest is more open, and in secondary formations.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use 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

Habit

Luehea divaricata habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Luehea divaricata leaf picture by Fedrigo Pedro (cc-by-sa)
Luehea divaricata leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Luehea divaricata leaf picture by ribeiro vinicius de godoi (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Luehea divaricata flower picture by Marques Roberto (cc-by-sa)
Luehea divaricata flower picture by Marques Roberto (cc-by-sa)
Luehea divaricata flower picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Luehea divaricata fruit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Luehea divaricata fruit picture by ODwyer patricio (cc-by-sa)
Luehea divaricata fruit picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Luehea divaricata world distribution map, present in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:834731-1
WFO ID wfo-0000445208
COL ID 3WDFW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Alegria divaricata Thespesia brasiliensis Brotera mediterranea Luehea divaricata