Physocalymma scaberrimum Pohl

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Physocalymma

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite tree. It grows 15m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.0
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Root diameter (meter) -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Fairly common in old clearings or along the margins of flood-free forests in Peru. Semideciduous forests and their transition to savannah, it is also very frequent as an isolated tree in pastures in Brazil.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Flower

Physocalymma scaberrimum flower picture by José Carlos (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Physocalymma scaberrimum world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru

Conservation status

Physocalymma scaberrimum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:554105-1
WFO ID wfo-0001075919
COL ID 4HHD8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lafoensia scaberrima Diplusodon arboreus Diplodon arboreus Physocalymma scaberrimum f. angustifolium Physocalymma scaberrimum Physocalymma floridum