Pictetia aculeata (Vahl) Urb.

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Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Pictetia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 3-5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.6
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Coastal thickets and pastures in the dry coastal and dry limestone regions. Steep, open hillsides, dense scrub vegetation and disturbed areas, especially near the coast; at elevations up to 300 metres, occasionally to 500 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 5-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses 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

Pictetia aculeata world distribution map, present in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Puerto Rico, United States of America, and Virgin Islands (British)

Conservation status

Pictetia aculeata threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1000210-2
WFO ID wfo-0000168394
COL ID 4HQWG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Pictetia aculeata Pictetia jussiaei Robinia aculeata Pictetia squamata Pictetia aristata Ormocarpum aristatum Poiretia aristata Robinia squamosa Robinia squamata Aeschynomene aristata