Saurauia yasicae Loes.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Actinidiaceae > Saurauia

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 27 m tall. The trunk is 25 cm across. The leaves are crowded behind the tips of the small branches. They are narrowly oval. The leaves are 6-22 cm long by 2-10 cm wide. The flowers are in groups of 40-150. The fruit are green berries and 2-3 mm across.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 0.25
Mature height (meter) 27.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in rainforest and cloud forest. It grows between 300-1,300 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Edible fruits
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Images

Leaf

Saurauia yasicae leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Saurauia yasicae leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Saurauia yasicae flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Saurauia yasicae flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Saurauia yasicae flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Saurauia yasicae world distribution map, present in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Saurauia yasicae threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:228173-2
WFO ID wfo-0000442104
COL ID 79Q7P
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Synonyms

Saurauia yasicae f. veranii Saurauia belizensis Saurauia yasicae var. laevigata Saurauia leucocarpa var. smithiana Saurauia yasicae