Vantanea compacta (Schnizl.) Cuatrec.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Humiriaceae > Vantanea

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 8-25 m tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.75 - 21.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Often a canopy tree in the Atlantic rainforest, most commonly in the dense primary formations, favouring the tops of slopes where the soil is shallow and very well-drained.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
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 -

Distribution

Vantanea compacta world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Brazil

Conservation status

Vantanea compacta threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:262599-2
WFO ID wfo-0001250115
COL ID 7FGLS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Humiria compacta Humiria contracta Vantanea paniculata Vantanea compacta Humirium compactum Vantanea contracta Vantanea compacta var. grandiflora Vantanea contracta var. grandiflora Vantanea compacta var. compacta

Lower taxons

Vantanea compacta subsp. microcarpa