Poitea gracilis (Griseb.) Lavin

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Poitea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Savannah, often as scttered individuals, growing on rocky, limestone or serpentine soils; at elevations up to 700 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Poitea gracilis world distribution map, present in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba and Cuba

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:969723-1
WFO ID wfo-0000194870
COL ID 4KX2Q
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Fagara gracilis Notodon savannanum Bembicidium cubense Notodon gracilis Notodon roigii Corynella gracilis Notodon roigii Notodon cayensis Notodon savannarum Zanthoxylum gracile Notodon savannarum Poitea gracilis