Symplocos martinicensis Jacq.

Martinique sweetleaf (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Symplocaceae > Symplocos

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 9m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 9.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Moist to moderately dry forests at low to high elevations.
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material timber wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Symplocos martinicensis world distribution map, present in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Brazil, Colombia, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French Guiana, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Symplocos martinicensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:247960-2
WFO ID wfo-0000491015
COL ID 7B6HB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630765
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Synonyms

Eugenioides martinicense Symplocos martinicensis Styrax limoncillo Symplocos apiculata Eugeniodes martinicense var. paraguayense Symplocos martinicensis var. apiculata

Lower taxons

Symplocos martinicensis subsp. jamaicensis