Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Amyris elemifera

torchwood, sea torchwood
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

torchwood, sea torchwood

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Amyris elemifera

Familia:

Rutaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

15-20 (40) ft

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

purple,black

Fenología:

Evergreen. Blooms spring-fall.

Destacado por:

Showy Fruits, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Noted for its 3-parted glossy leaves. Can be used as as a specimen plant, screen, or possibly a hedge.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries

Propagación:

Seed or separation of root suckers.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

pH del suelo:

calcareous

Apto para cultivo en:

9B, 10A, 10B, 11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
Not vouchered
Selected
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals

Larval host plant for Bahamian swallowtail ( Heraclides andraemon ), giant swallowtail ( Papilio cresphontes ) and Schaus' swallowtail ( Heraclides aristodemus ) butterflies.

The fruit is eaten by birds and small mammals. Also used for cover or nesting by birds.

Hábitats nativos:

Coastal uplands

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Said to be edible.

Comentarios generales:

Fragrant.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Common torchwood, Sea torchwood. Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Amyrelem ). Accessed 2025. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Minno, Marc and Maria Minno. (1999). Florida Butterfly Gardening: A Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Butterflies. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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