Mabea fistulifera Mart.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Mabea

Characteristics

A perennial deciduous tree. It grows 6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Transition area of semideciduous forests to savannah, favouring sandy soils. Sometimes also found in secondary forest growth in the Atlantic rainforest.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Mabea fistulifera leaf picture by JP Corrêa Carvalho (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Mabea fistulifera flower picture by Ornelas de Souza Tadeu (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Mabea fistulifera fruit picture by Magnun Paula Pereira (cc-by-sa)
Mabea fistulifera fruit picture by JP Corrêa Carvalho (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Mabea fistulifera world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, and Paraguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:350959-1
WFO ID wfo-0000231651
COL ID 3WW3X
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Mabea ferruginea Mabea fistulifera

Lower taxons

Mabea fistulifera subsp. bahiensis Mabea fistulifera subsp. fistulifera