Nyssa biflora Walter

Swamp tupelo (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Cornales > Nyssaceae > Nyssa

Characteristics

Trees, 10–30 m, <base often buttressed in larger individuals, proximal limbs spreading to slightly drooping>, crown irregular; bark irregularly fissured; twigs glabrous or puberulent. Leaves: petiole 7–10 mm; blade oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic, rarely ovate, 3.7–7.2 × 1.6–3.5 cm, subcoriaceous, base cuneate to rounded, margins usually entire, rarely coarsely dentate distally, apex obtuse to acute, abaxial surface glabrous or puberulent (primarily along veins), adaxial surface glabrous. Inflorescences: peduncle 3.2–5.5 cm, sparsely hairy; staminate (1–)2–8-flowered, pistillate and bisexual 1–3-flowered. Staminate pedicels present. Flowers: ovary glabrous. Drupes usually black, sometimes to blue, glaucous, ovoid, 7–14 mm, smooth; stone 7–9 mm, with several low, rounded longitudinal ridges.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 11.0 - 35.05
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.9
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 6-8
Soil humidity 8-9
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-6

Usage

Uses -
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 90 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Nyssa biflora leaf picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)
Nyssa biflora leaf picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)
Nyssa biflora leaf picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Nyssa biflora world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Georgia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Conservation status

Nyssa biflora threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:171263-2
WFO ID wfo-0000252573
COL ID 487LW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Nyssa biflora Nyssa servatilis Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora Nyssa sylvatica subsp. biflora