Micropholis crassipedicellata Pierre

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Sapotaceae > Micropholis

Characteristics

An evergreen tree. It grows 10-30 m high. The trunk is 50-60 cm across. The leaves are 5-8 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. Flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves. They are yellowish-green. The fruit are oval and yellow.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 0.6
Mature height (meter) 15.0 - 25.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the humid forest near the Atlantic on wet flood plains up to 200 m altitude.
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Humid Atlantic rainforest, growing on wet floodplains at elevations up to 200 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses wood
Edible fruits seeds
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seeds. Seeds are collected from ripe fruit by shaking the fruit over canvas and then placing them in plastic bags to partly decompose before washing out the seeds. Seeds need to be planted fresh. Seedlings emerge in 40-50 days.
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Images

Micropholis crassipedicellata unspecified picture

Distribution

Micropholis crassipedicellata world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:160367-2
WFO ID wfo-0000243586
COL ID 43393
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Synonyms

Micropholis crassipedicellata Pouteria striata Sideroxylon crassipedicellatum Sideroxylon cuneatum Micropholis cuneata Pouteria crassipedicellata