Tapirira mexicana Marchand

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Anacardiaceae > Tapirira

Characteristics

An evergreen tree. It grows 12-25 m tall. The trunk is 30 cm across. Male and female flowers are on separate trees. The fruit are oval and 25 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality polygamodioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.3
Mature height (meter) 12.0 - 20.0
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in moist mixed forests often along the side of streams. It grows up to 1,200 m above sea level.
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Moist, mixed forests, sometimes along the sides of streams at elevations up to 1,200 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten.
Uses -
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

Habit

Tapirira mexicana habit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Tapirira mexicana habit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Leaf

Tapirira mexicana leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Tapirira mexicana leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Tapirira mexicana leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Tapirira mexicana flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Tapirira mexicana flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Tapirira mexicana flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Tapirira mexicana fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Tapirira mexicana fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Tapirira mexicana fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Tapirira mexicana world distribution map, present in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and El Salvador

Conservation status

Tapirira mexicana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:71566-1
WFO ID wfo-0000409506
COL ID 54TFS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mauria sessiliflora Tapirira macrophylla Tapirira brenesii Tapirira mexicana