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Summary
Iryanthera laevis has a fruit high in oil.
Physical Characteristics
Iryanthera laevis is an evergreen Tree growing to 25 m (82ft) by 15 m (49ft) at a medium rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 10.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
No synonyms are recorded for this name.
Plant Habitats
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Fruit
Edible Uses:
Edible Portion: Fruit - aril. The aril or fleshy layer around the seeds is cooked and eaten. Flavonolignoid: The fruit of Iryanthera laevis contains dihydrochalcones. Carbon Farming Solutions - Staple Crop: oil (The term staple crop typically refers to a food that is eaten routinely and accounts for a dominant part of people's diets in a particular region of the world) [1-1].
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Medicinal Uses
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None Known
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Other Uses
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Cultivation details
Management: Standard Staple Crop: Oil Wild-harvested and Sold
Climate: tropical. Humidity: humid. Carbon Farming Solutions - Cultivation: wild-harvested and sold. Management: standard (Describes the non-destructive management systems that are used in cultivation) [1-1].
Carbon Farming
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Management: Standard
Plants grow to their standard height. Harvest fruit, seeds, or other products. Non-Destructive management systems.
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Staple Crop: Oil
(0-15 percent protein, 16+ percent oil). Some of these are consumed whole while others are exclusively pressed for oil. Annuals include canola, poppyseed, maize, cottonseed, sunflower, peanut. Perennials include high-oil fruits, seeds, and nuts, such as olive, coconut, avocado, oil palm, shea, pecan, and macadamia. Some perennial oil crops are consumed whole as fruits and nuts, while others are exclusively pressed for oil (and some are used fresh and for oil).
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Wild-harvested and Sold
Some wild plants have strong historic or contemporary use. Although they are not cultivated crops, they may be wild-managed.
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Plant Propagation
Seed. Cuttings
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Cumala.
Native Range
SOUTHERN AMERICA: Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar), Brazil (Acre, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia), Bolivia (El Beni, Pando), Colombia, Ecuador (Napo, Sucumbíos), Peru (Loreto, Madre de Dios)
Weed Potential
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Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking.
None Known
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status : This taxon has not yet been assessed
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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