Maquira guianensis Aubl.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Moraceae > Maquira

Characteristics

Tree up to 10(-30) m tall, dioecious or sometimes monoecious. Branchlets puberulous. Stipules 0.2-0.8 cm long, puberulous; petiole 0.2-1.5(-2) cm long; blade coriaceous, elliptic to narrowly elliptic, 3-18(-30) x 1.5-6(-9.5) cm, apex acuminate, base acute to obtuse, margin entire; glabrous above, sparsely puberulous beneath; veins prominent beneath, secondary veins (4-)6-14(-18) pairs, tertiary venation reticulate. Staminate inflorescences up to 3 together, 0.4-1.5 cm in diam.; peduncle 0.2-1.5 cm long; stamens 4. Pistillate inflorescences solitary, sometimes accompanied by 1 or 2 staminate ones, 0.5-2 cm in diam., subsessile or up to 1.2 cm long pedunculate; flowers (5-)10-35, free; stigmas 1-1.5 cm long, obtuse. Infructescences (2-)3-4 cm in diam.
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A tree. It can grow 3-30 m tall.
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 6.5 - 20.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

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Edible fruits
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Distribution

Maquira guianensis world distribution map, present in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, and Suriname

Conservation status

Maquira guianensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:854491-1
WFO ID wfo-0000447831
COL ID 3XY45
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INPN ID 734330
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Synonyms

Perebea laurifolia Olmedia guianensis Olmedia grandifolia Maquira guianensis subsp. guianensis Maquira guianensis

Lower taxons

Maquira guianensis subsp. costaricana