Zygia racemosa (Ducke) Barneby & J.W.Grimes

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Zygia

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 25m high.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 25.0
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rain forests, especially on slopes. Drier sites in the upland rain forests and seasonal forests.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses material timber vertebrate poison wood
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Zygia racemosa world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname

Conservation status

Zygia racemosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:996977-1
WFO ID wfo-0001250753
COL ID 4JBDJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733913
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Synonyms

Pithecellobium racemosum Abarema racemosa Pithecellobium racemiflorum Marmaroxylon racemosum Zygia racemosa