Meliosma herbertii Rolfe

Aguacatillo (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Sabiaceae > Meliosma

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 13m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 13.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Forests of the lower mountain regions in Puerto Rico.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses seasoning 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

Meliosma herbertii world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Dominica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Saint Lucia, Martinique, Puerto Rico, United States of America, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Meliosma herbertii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156687-2
WFO ID wfo-0000450031
COL ID 3ZHZH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630135
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Synonyms

Meliosma herbertii Meliosma palustris Atelandra laurina Meliosma herbertii var. herbertii Meliosma herbertii var. martinicensis

Lower taxons

Meliosma herbertii var. tepuiensis