Xylopia brasiliensis Spreng.

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Annonaceae > Xylopia

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 6-24 m tall. The leaves are 2-9 cm long by 0.5-1.6 cm wide. The fruit is 1-2.4 cm long by 0.3-0.8 cm wide. There are 1-4 seeds 7-8 mm long by 5 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 13.0 - 22.0
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rainforests, mainly along well-drained hillsides, in dense primary forests and also in open and secondary formations.
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It is a subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows below 500 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal social use wood
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Masticatory (unspecified), Sore (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

Xylopia brasiliensis unspecified picture

Distribution

Xylopia brasiliensis world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:269775-2
WFO ID wfo-0000428881
COL ID 5CLZP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Xylopicrum brasiliense Xylopia brasiliensis Xylopia gracilis Xylopia brasiliensis var. gracilis Xylopicrum parvifolium Xylopia parvifolia