Platymiscium parviflorum Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Platymiscium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite tree. It grows 15m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
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 rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Remnant dry forests and woodlands on flat ground, including disturbed or secondary forest. Scattered in dry deciduous forests, on dry hillsides, from sea level to around 900 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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 -

Images

Leaf

Platymiscium parviflorum leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Platymiscium parviflorum leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Platymiscium parviflorum leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Platymiscium parviflorum flower picture by SINAC Pérez Greivin (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Platymiscium parviflorum world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Nicaragua

Conservation status

Platymiscium parviflorum threat status: Critically Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:515239-1
WFO ID wfo-0000174227
COL ID 4JSZH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Platymiscium pleiostachyum Platymiscium parviflorum