Trichilia pallida Sw.

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Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Meliaceae > Trichilia

Characteristics

A perennial dioecious evergreen tree. It grows 17.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 17.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Moist or wet forests at elevations up to 1,300 metres. An understorey tree in forests of the lower mountain and moist limestone regions of Puerto Rico.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Headache (unspecified)
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

Leaf

Trichilia pallida leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Trichilia pallida leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Trichilia pallida leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Trichilia pallida flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Trichilia pallida flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Trichilia pallida flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Trichilia pallida fruit picture by SINAC Pérez Greivin (cc-by-sa)
Trichilia pallida fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Trichilia pallida fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Trichilia pallida world distribution map, present in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Saint Lucia, Mexico, Martinique, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:579573-1
WFO ID wfo-0000455741
COL ID 7D336
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630833
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Trichilia microphylla Trichilia pauciflora Trichilia pallida Portesia montana Pholacilia trinitensis Trichilia mollis Trichilia trinitensis Trichilia echinocarpa Portesia ovata Trichilia simplicifolia Trichilia portoricensis Portesia diversifolia Portesia simplicifolia Pholacilia diversifolia Trichilia laminensis Trichilia triphylla Trichilia truncata Trichilia davisii Trichilia excelsa Trichilia flava Trichilia gigantophylla Trichilia goudotiana Trichilia macrophylla Trichilia peruviana Trichilia riedelii Hedwigia simplicifolia Portesia echinocarpa Trichilia diversifolia Trichilia montana Trichilia brasiensis Trichilia weddelii Portesia trinitensis Trichilia montana var. acutivalvis Trichilia montana var. fendleriana Trichilia weddellii var. parvifolia Trichilia weddellii var. stylosa Trichilia brachystachya Trichilia skutchii Trichilia subsimplex Guarea obtusifolia