Otoba novogranatensis Moldenke

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Myristicaceae > Otoba

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 40 m tall. The trunk has buttresses and can be 1 m across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 40.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Humid and very humid tropical primary and secondary forests of the coastal lowlands and premontane zones, usually on fertile soils.
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A tropical plant. It grows in swampy areas. It grows in humid areas. It grows up to 1,100 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal timber wood
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Ache(Stomach) (unspecified), Insecticide (unspecified), Itch (unspecified), Parasiticide (unspecified), Parasiticide(Veterinary) (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Soap (unspecified), Tinea (unspecified), Tuberculosis (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Repellant(Insect) (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

Otoba novogranatensis leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Otoba novogranatensis leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Otoba novogranatensis leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Otoba novogranatensis flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Otoba novogranatensis flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Otoba novogranatensis flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Otoba novogranatensis fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Otoba novogranatensis fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Otoba novogranatensis fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Otoba novogranatensis world distribution map, present in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Otoba novogranatensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:177341-2
WFO ID wfo-0000388985
COL ID 4B77J
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Otoba novogranatensis Palala otoba Dialyanthera otoba Otoba otoba Myristica otoba