Saurauia villosa Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Actinidiaceae > Saurauia

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 2-12 m tall. Plants fruit heavily.
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 3.5 - 8.5
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Environment

Damp forests, hillsides, thickets, along brooks, limestone cliffs with water continually dripping on plants, temperate mountain regions; at elevations from 900-1,000 metres. Moist or wet, mixed or pine forest or thickets, 750-2,700 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in damp forests. It can grow between 900-2,700 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw or cooked.
Uses wood
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Saurauia villosa world distribution map, present in Honduras and Mexico

Conservation status

Saurauia villosa threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:829442-1
WFO ID wfo-0000500906
COL ID 79Q7R
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Saurauia speluncicola Saurauia villosa Leucothea villosa Obelanthera melastomacea Davya villosa Saurauia obelanthera Saurauia macrophylla Saurauia melastomacea Saurauia pseudopeduncularis Saurauia lindenii Saurauia villosa var. hahnii