Piptadenia gonoacantha (Mart.) J.F.Macbr.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Piptadenia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 15m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Atlantic rainforest, most commonly along the coastal plain, favouring open and secondary growth areas, growing in both rich and poor soils.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses charcoal 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 -

Images

Leaf

Piptadenia gonoacantha leaf picture by Thiago Flores Flores (cc-by-sa)
Piptadenia gonoacantha leaf picture by Thiago Flores Flores (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Piptadenia gonoacantha flower picture by Thiago Flores Flores (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Piptadenia gonoacantha fruit picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Piptadenia gonoacantha world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Piptadenia gonoacantha threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1126199-2
WFO ID wfo-0000168399
COL ID 4J6VK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Acacia gonoacantha Pityrocarpa gonoacantha Acacia callosa Piptadenia gonoacantha Piptadenia gonoacantha var. gonoacantha