Zygia latifolia (L.) Fawc. & Rendle

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Zygia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Atlantic rainforest, mainly in open and secondary growth areas, often growing in moist soils on floodplains.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Zygia latifolia unspecified picture

Distribution

Zygia latifolia world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Singapore, and Suriname

Conservation status

Zygia latifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:271432-2
WFO ID wfo-0000176681
COL ID 7GFWF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630926
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Synonyms

Pithecellobium latifolium Zygia huber Feuilleea latifolia Mimosa latifolia Zygia arborescens Inga latifolia Pithecolobium chagrense Zygia latifolia Calliandra latifolia Calliandra latifolia Zygia arborescens Pithecolobium latifolium Pithecellobium latifolium subsp. tayronense

Lower taxons

Zygia latifolia var. latifolia Zygia latifolia var. lasiopus Zygia latifolia var. glabrata