Nectandra membranacea Griseb.

Sweetwood (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Nectandra

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 14.25-17.75m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 14.25 - 17.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rainforest and savannah, usually in more open, secondary formations; favouring moist soils in valley bottoms and on lower slopes, at elevations up to 1,000 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Nectandra membranacea leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Nectandra membranacea leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Nectandra membranacea leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Nectandra membranacea flower picture by Schnittler Martin (cc-by-sa)
Nectandra membranacea flower picture by Schnittler Martin (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Nectandra membranacea fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Nectandra membranacea world distribution map, present in Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Barbados, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Honduras, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Mexico, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, and United States of America

Conservation status

Nectandra membranacea threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:466773-1
WFO ID wfo-0000379095
COL ID 462GP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 635077
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Laurus membranacea Nectandra membranacea Nectandra standleyi Ocotea membranacea Persea membranacea Borbonia membranacea Nectandra laevis Nectandra leucothyrsus Nectandra williamsii Oreodaphne strumosa Nectandra skutchii Nectandra trinitatis Phoebe membranacea Nectandra cuspidata var. strumosa Nectandra cuspidata var. macrocarpa Nectandra raimondii Nectandra bondarii