Sloanea laurifolia Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Oxalidales > Elaeocarpaceae > Sloanea

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 18-45 m tall. The trunk has buttresses. The leaves are alternate or opposite They are 6-14 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. The fruit are green and 2-3 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. There is orange pulp around a single seed.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 24.0 - 37.5
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

An emergent tree in the rainforest growing in lowland areas subject to periodic inundation, at higher elevations in non-flooded habitats it is a sub-canopy tree or even just a shrub.
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It is a tropical plant. In rainforest areas that are occasionally flooded the tree grows tall.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The fruit is often used cooked.
Uses wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Leaf

Sloanea laurifolia leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Sloanea laurifolia leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Sloanea laurifolia leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Sloanea laurifolia world distribution map, present in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Sloanea laurifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:835153-1
WFO ID wfo-0000499109
COL ID 6YS75
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 766119
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Synonyms

Sloanea laurifolia Sloanea oppositifolia Sloanea subsessilis Sloanea excelsa Dasynema laurifolium