Richeria grandis Vahl

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Phyllanthaceae > Richeria

Characteristics

A perennial evergreen tree. It grows 15m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
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 -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Gallery forests, wet floodplains and near rivers and lakes.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Aphrodisiac (unspecified)
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

Richeria grandis leaf picture by Philippe Feldmann (cc-by-sa)
Richeria grandis leaf picture by Philippe Feldmann (cc-by-sa)
Richeria grandis leaf picture by Philippe Feldmann (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Richeria grandis fruit picture by Philippe Feldmann (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Richeria grandis world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:355200-1
WFO ID wfo-0000296741
COL ID 4SZPL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630559
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Richeria grandis Antidesma longifolium Richeria grandis var. genuina

Lower taxons

Richeria grandis var. gardneriana Richeria grandis var. grandis Richeria grandis var. obovata