Myrsine coriacea (Sw.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.

Leathery colicwood (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Myrsine

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 3-10 m tall. The trunk can be 30-40 cm across. The leaves are 6-8 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. There are 6-8 flowers in a group. The fruit is round and 3 mm by 4 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.0 - 9.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.5
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Various forest types, usually in the more open, secondary formations, favouring moist sites and slopes near rivers where it can be dominant; usually at elevations above 1,500 metres in the tropics, descending to lower elevations in the subtropics.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows from 1,500 m to 3,000 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses charcoal material medicinal wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Myrsine coriacea habit picture by SINAC Pérez Greivin (cc-by-sa)
Myrsine coriacea habit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Myrsine coriacea habit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Leaf

Myrsine coriacea leaf picture by Miranda Monteiro Sanny (cc-by-sa)
Myrsine coriacea leaf picture by Ferreira Otacilio (cc-by-sa)
Myrsine coriacea leaf picture by Ferreira Otacilio (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Myrsine coriacea fruit picture by Leandro da silva pereira (cc-by-sa)
Myrsine coriacea fruit picture by Leandro da silva pereira (cc-by-sa)
Myrsine coriacea fruit picture by Ferreira Otacilio (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Myrsine coriacea world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Mexico, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1028287-2
WFO ID wfo-0000449079
COL ID 45DSR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 639007
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Rapanea microcalyx Rapanea coriacea Myrsine vestita Myrsine coriacea Samara coriacea Anguillaria coriacea Caballeria ferruginea Rapanea ambigua Manglilla ferruginea Rapanea paulensis Rapanea rufa Rapanea ferruginea Rapanea vestita Myrsine paulensis Myrsine myricoides Myrsine microcalyx Ardisia coriacea Rapanea mandonii Myrsine tomentosa Rapanea jelskii Myrsine laeta Myrsine salicifolia Myrsine jelskii Myrsine ferruginea Myrsine flocculosa Myrsine popayanensis Rapanea myrioides Rapanea schwackeana Tinus coriacea Samara saligna Myrsine viridis Myrsine rufescens Myrsine saligna Myrsine rufa Myrsine capororoca Myrsine guatemalensis Tinus guadelupensis Ardisia coriacea var. berteriana Myrsine coriacea subsp. coriacea Myrsine berteroi Myrsine rufescens var. angustifolia Rapanea ferruginea var. spathulata

Lower taxons

Myrsine coriacea subsp. reticulata Myrsine coriacea subsp. nigrescens