Pterocarpus rohrii Vahl

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Pterocarpus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 11m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 11.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Atlantic rainforest, where it is found in both dense primary formations and also in more open, secondary growth; favouring sloping ground but indifferent to the physical condition of the soil.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses fiber material medicinal 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 -

Images

Leaf

Pterocarpus rohrii leaf picture by Vinicius Castro Souza (cc-by-sa)
Pterocarpus rohrii leaf picture by Vinicius Castro Souza (cc-by-sa)
Pterocarpus rohrii leaf picture by Vinicius Castro Souza (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Pterocarpus rohrii fruit picture by Vinicius Castro Souza (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Pterocarpus rohrii world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, El Salvador, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Pterocarpus rohrii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:214065-2
WFO ID wfo-0000194879
COL ID 78L89
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733768
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lingoum rufescens Piscidia florida Pterocarpus floribundus Pterocarpus magnicarpus Amphymenium rohrii Phellocarpus floridus Pterocarpus reticulatus Pterocarpus rufescens Pterocarpus apalatoa Pterocarpus hayesii Pterocarpus paraguayensis Nissolia reticulata Amphymenium floridum Amphymenium laxiflorum Amphymenium violaceum Lingoum rohri Lingoum villosum Lingoum violaceum Phellocarpus laxiflorus Pterocarpus rupestris Pterocarpus violaceus var. angustifolius Pterocarpus rohrii var. rubiginosus Pterocarpus rohrii