Moquilea platypus Hemsl.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Chrysobalanaceae > Moquilea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 27.5-37.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 27.5 - 37.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses eating medicinal wood
Edible barks fruits
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

Leaf

Moquilea platypus leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Moquilea platypus leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Moquilea platypus leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Moquilea platypus fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Moquilea platypus world distribution map, present in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador, and Trinidad and Tobago

Conservation status

Moquilea platypus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:726774-1
WFO ID wfo-0000816403
COL ID 44BVY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Licania platypus Moquilea platypus