Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Simarouba glauca

paradise tree, bitterwood
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Dick Diener

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

paradise tree, bitterwood

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Simarouba glauca

Familia:

Simaroubaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

30-50 ft tall by up to 30 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

Color de la fruta:

purple

Fenología:

Evergreen. Inconspicuous blooms in spring. Fruits ripen in summer.

Destacado por:

Showy Fruits, Hurricane Wind Resistance, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen tree.

Consideraciones:

As the tree matures its roots, which are close to the surface, can become a hazard to paved surfaces by causing upheaval. Frost sensitive, do not plant north of its range. Drops smaller branches when exposed to high winds (this is its protection mechanism for surviving hurricanes, but a bit on the messy side.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagación:

Seed. Plant when fresh.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

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

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Not wet but not extremely dry -a- Short very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray.

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Clay, Loam

pH del suelo:

Broadly tolerant

Apto para cultivo en:

10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Birds

Pollinated by bees

Fruits eaten and dispersed by birds

Hábitats nativos:

Coastal hammocks extending up the coast to mid-peninsula in coastal hammocks.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.227.8773&rep=rep1&type=pdf.  (pollination & dispersal)



https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Simarouba+glauca



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



Huegel, Craig, N.  2010.  Native plant landscaping for Florida wildlife.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL. (wildlife uses)



Institute for Regional Conservation.  Accessed 2021.  Natives for Your Neighborhood.   https://regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Simaglau.



Osorio, Rufino. 2001. A gardener's guide to Florida's native plants.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.


salt wind: https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Simaglau

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