Petitia domingensis Jacq.

Bastard stopper (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Petitia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 13.1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 13.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.9
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Secondary thickets, pastures and woodland openings on limestone from near sea level to elevations of 700 metres in Jamaica.
Light 7-8
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 5-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses coffee substitute material timber wood
Edible -
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 -

Distribution

Petitia domingensis world distribution map, present in Bahamas, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:864000-1
WFO ID wfo-0000267822
COL ID 4FDFP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Petitia domingensis Petitia poeppigii Callicarpa cinerea Citharexylum melanocardium Callicarpa reticulata Aegiphila punctata Citharexylum paniculatum Premna reticulata Petitia domingensis var. ekmanii Petitia domingensis var. poeppigii