Styrax leprosus Hook. & Arn.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Styracaceae > Styrax

Characteristics

A tree. It is 4-18 m tall. The trunk is 20-35 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.2 - 0.35
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Seasonal, deciduous forest, found preferentially in the understorey of Araucaria forests.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Styrax leprosus unspecified picture

Distribution

Styrax leprosus world distribution map, present in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay

Conservation status

Styrax leprosus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:826840-1
WFO ID wfo-0000492202
COL ID 53C6V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Strigilia leprosa Styrax leprosus Styrax leprosus f. latifolius