Mouriri collocarpa Ducke

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Melastomataceae > Mouriri

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 30 m high. The trunk can be 45 cm across. The bark is grey and finely cracked. It can peel off in thin narrow strips. The leaves are 5-12 cm long and 2-5 cm wide. They are pale green and shiny underneath. The flowering stalks are as 1-4 in the axils of the leaves. There are 3-15 flowers on each. The flowers do not have a scent. The flower petals are yellow.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 30.0
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

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The fruit are sweet but too sticky to be eaten.
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Edible fruits
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Distribution

Mouriri collocarpa world distribution map, present in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Mouriri collocarpa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:164540-2
WFO ID wfo-0001081974
COL ID 44GM2
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INPN ID 734211
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Synonyms

Mouriri collocarpa Mouriri acutiflora var. oligantha