Scutia buxifolia Reissek

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rhamnaceae > Scutia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous plant. It grows 5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Araucaria forests, gallery forests and more open grasslands, favouring very wet soils.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses dye material medicinal 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 -

Images

Habit

Scutia buxifolia habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Scutia buxifolia habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Scutia buxifolia leaf picture by Federico Castrillón (cc-by-sa)
Scutia buxifolia leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Scutia buxifolia leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Scutia buxifolia flower picture by juan campa (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Scutia buxifolia fruit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Scutia buxifolia fruit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Scutia buxifolia world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, and Uruguay

Conservation status

Scutia buxifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:718854-1
WFO ID wfo-0001130909
COL ID 79YGZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Adolia buxifolia Scutia buxifolia Scutia fiebrigii Rhamnus coronula Scutia buxifolia var. obtusifolia Scutia buxifolia var. acutifolia