Quararibea turbinata (Sw.) Poir.

Swizzlestick tree (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Quararibea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 4.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 4.5
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

An understorey tree in the deep shade of moist forests along the coast and in limestone areas.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal wood
Edible -
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Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Quararibea turbinata unspecified picture

Distribution

Quararibea turbinata world distribution map, present in Antigua and Barbuda, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Brazil, Barbados, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:563305-1
WFO ID wfo-0000733342
COL ID 4QZZL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630524
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Myrodia ovata Myrodia angustifolia Quararibea turbinata Myrodia turbinata Quararibea turbinata var. angustifolia Myrodia martii