Sapium laurocerasus Desf.

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Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Sapium

Characteristics

A perennial tree. It grows 12m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Forests of the lower to upper mountains, and in moist limestone regions.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses material poison seasoning wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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 -

Distribution

Sapium laurocerasus world distribution map, present in Puerto Rico

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:355853-1
WFO ID wfo-0000302854
COL ID 79LFQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Sapium latifolium Sapium laurocerasus Stillingia laurocerasus Excoecaria laurocerasus Excoecaria laurocerasus var. genuina Sapium laurocerasum var. genuinum