Persea caerulea (Ruiz & Pav.) Mez

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Persea

Characteristics

A tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 21.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Evergreen and partly deciduous forests and pastures; at elevations from 300-2,000 metres in Costa Rica.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses gene source wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
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

Persea caerulea leaf picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-sa)
Persea caerulea leaf picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-sa)
Persea caerulea leaf picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Persea caerulea world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Persea caerulea threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:190613-2
WFO ID wfo-0000465231
COL ID 4F992
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Laurus pruinosa Laurus caerulea Persea lignitepala Laurus laevigata Laurus viburnoides Laurus coerulea Persea laevigata Persea skutchii Persea petiolaris Persea laevigata var. caerulea Persea caerulea