AMPHIPTERYGIUM ADSTRINGENS
Author:
Paul Carpenter Standley, 1923
Family:
ANACARDIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Schiede. (1923). In: Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 673.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
50 Centimetres
Height:
6-9 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Juliania adstringens, Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal, 1844.
Hypopterygium adstringens, Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal, 1844.
This member of the Anacardiaceae family was given this name by Paul Carpenter Standley in 1923. It is found in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Mexico, growing in a slightly rich and well drained soil with some to much of water and lots of sun. The stem can grow to 50 centimetre in diameter, the tree from six to nine metres in height.
The genera name means 'round wing'. The species name 'astringent'. Photo by Mark E. Olson.
Flower
Brownish
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium - Maximum
Sun
Maximum