Ormosia coccinea (Aubl.) Jacks.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Ormosia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 25.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rainforests, in sandy soils. The form Ormosia coccinea subsimplex is also found at the edges of savannahs and in restinga (coastal forest).
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Narcotic (unspecified), Poison (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Ormosia coccinea unspecified picture

Distribution

Ormosia coccinea world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Ormosia coccinea threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:510682-1
WFO ID wfo-0000170959
COL ID 6SV4Q
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733751
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Robinia coccinea Ormosia coccinea

Lower taxons

Ormosia coccinea var. coccinea Ormosia coccinea var. subsimplex