Petchia erythrocarpa (Vatke) Leeuwenb.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Petchia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 3.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Seasonal forests, dry forests, gallery forest, savannah and also occasionally in rainforests. In some areas the plant is found in soils that are inundated during the rainy season.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible barks fruits
Therapeutic use Vermifuge (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

Petchia erythrocarpa unspecified picture

Distribution

Petchia erythrocarpa world distribution map, present in Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, and Réunion

Conservation status

Petchia erythrocarpa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:997252-1
WFO ID wfo-0000267787
COL ID 4FD62
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 807469
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Synonyms

Petchia erythrocarpa Cabucala caudata Cabucala oblongo-ovata Cabucala erythrocarpa Cabucala monarthron Cabucala striolata Ellertonia madagascariensis Alyxia erythrocarpa Gynopogon erythrocarpus Ellertonia sessilis Alyxia lucida Cabucala erythrocarpa var. angustifolia Cabucala erythrocarpa var. intermedia Cabucala madagascariensis var. angustifolia Cabucala madagascariensis var. intermedia Cabucala madagascariensis var. latifolia