Myrospermum frutescens Jacq.

Cercipo (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Myrospermum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite tree. It grows 10m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 10.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry, rocky hillsides; at elevations from 400-600 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use fuel material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Astringent (unspecified), Counterirritant (unspecified), Flu (unspecified), Nausea (unspecified), Pneumonia (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Cold(Head) (unspecified), Tetanus (unspecified)
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

Myrospermum frutescens leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Myrospermum frutescens leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Myrospermum frutescens leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Myrospermum frutescens world distribution map, present in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Myrospermum frutescens threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:509434-1
WFO ID wfo-0000174447
COL ID 45D9P
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630209
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Myrospermum secundum Myroxylon frutescens Myrospermum emarginatum Calusia emarginata Bannisteria purpurea Calusia emarginata Toluifera frutescens Myrospermum frutescens var. emarginatum Myrospermum frutescens