Pisonia albida (Heimerl) Britton ex Standl.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Nyctaginaceae > Pisonia

Characteristics

A perennial tree. It grows 9.1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 9.1
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

Forests and thickets in the dry coast and limestone regions of Puerto Rico.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses gum 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

Pisonia albida world distribution map, present in Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Puerto Rico

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:290372-2
WFO ID wfo-0001086704
COL ID 4J98D
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Pisonia albida Pisonia subcordata var. albida