Pourouma guianensis Aubl.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Urticaceae > Pourouma

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 10-15 m high. The trunk is upright. It is 15-30 cm across. The bark is fairly smooth. The leaves vary in shape. They can be 3-5 lobes or parted. The leaves are 12-25 cm across. The flowers are male and female. They are 15-20 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.15 - 0.3
Mature height (meter) 11.25 - 13.75
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rainforests, mainly in the more open areas of secondary growth, growing mainly on land that is not seasonally inundated, but sometimes also in the areas of inundation.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in the dryland forest of Amazon.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses eating material medicinal wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Leishmaniasis (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed. The ripe fruit are harvested and crushed to remove the seeds. The seeds are washed under running water. Fresh seed are planted. They germinate in 3-6 weeks.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Leaf

Pourouma guianensis leaf picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)
Pourouma guianensis leaf picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)
Pourouma guianensis leaf picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Pourouma guianensis world distribution map, present in Brazil, Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Pourouma guianensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:856084-1
WFO ID wfo-0000394986
COL ID 4M777
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732887
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Synonyms

Pourouma radula Pourouma subtriloba Pourouma acutifolia Pourouma fuliginea Pourouma acutiflora Pourouma mildbraediana Pourouma substrigosa Pourouma scabra Pourouma cinerascens Pourouma heterophylla Pourouma palmata Cecropia scabra Pourouma guianensis subsp. guianensis Pourouma guianensis

Lower taxons

Pourouma guianensis subsp. venezuelensis