Vismia guianensis (Aubl.) Pers.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Hypericaceae > Vismia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite tree. It grows 6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Found especially as an understorey tree in secondary rainforest, it is also found in primary rainforest and on savannahs.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses medicinal timber wood
Edible -
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 -

Images

Leaf

Vismia guianensis leaf picture by Calderón Caldas Douglas (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Vismia guianensis world distribution map, present in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Vismia guianensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30051774-2
WFO ID wfo-0000422374
COL ID 5BKR5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 765687
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Vismia acuminata Hypericum eugeniifolium Caopia acuminata Hypericum acuminatum Hypericum cuspidatum Hypericum guianense Vismia cearensis Vismia sieberiana Vismia reichardtiana Caopia guianensis Vismia caparosa Caopia reichardtiana Vismia guaramirangae Vismia guianensis var. acuminata Vismia latifolia var. acuminata Vismia acuminata var. caparosa Vismia baccifera var. angustifolia Vismia guianensis Vismia guianensis var. glabrata