Paubrasilia echinata (Lam.) Gagnon, H.C.Lima & G.P.Lewis

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Paubrasilia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 10-12m 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) 10.0 - 12.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer present
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Arid limestone thickets. Littoral forest and woodland, generally on sandy or sand-clay soils that are well drained, preferring open less dense forest, frequently in dry high, escarpments.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses dye environmental use material medicinal poison wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Astringent (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Paubrasilia echinata leaf picture by Renato Lima (cc-by-sa)
Paubrasilia echinata leaf picture by Renato Lima (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Paubrasilia echinata world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Paubrasilia echinata threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77158012-1
WFO ID wfo-0001318224
COL ID 694XL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Caesalpinia echinata Guilandina echinata Caesalpinia obliqua Paubrasilia echinata