Plants
urundeuva
Myracrodruon urundeuva Allemão
Family: Anacardiaceae · Genus: Myracrodruon
Brazilian peppertree (urundeuva)
Tree with extremely dense, durable hardwood; once dominant in the Caatinga but now threatened by overexploitation. Occurs in Caatinga, Cerrado and Atlantic Forest.
Götsch succession
- Götsch stage
- Climax
- Ecological role
- Late secondary
- Primary stratum
- High
- Strata
- Medium, High
Environment
- Light requirement
- Full sun
- Water requirement
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Preferred soil texture
- Sandy, Loamy, Clayey
Morphology
- Mature height
- 6–25 m
- Root system
- Taproot
- Root depth
- Deep
- Growth rate
- Slow
Biomes & climate
- Caatinga Native
- Cerrado Native
- Atlantic Forest Native
- Pantanal Native
Köppen classes
- Hot semi-arid (BSh) Suitable
- Tropical savanna with dry winter (Aw) Suitable
Where it fits in a guild
Urundeuva takes the High stratum in the Climax phase of succession — in a guild it shares the line with species from the other strata, each harvesting light at its own height, in its own time.
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❓ Frequently asked questions
How tall does urundeuva grow?
At maturity, urundeuva reaches 6–25 m tall.
What stage and stratum does urundeuva occupy in a syntropic system?
In a syntropic system, urundeuva belongs to the climax stage, occupying the high stratum.
Functions
Propagation
Seed
Citations
- Myracrodruon urundeuva: Aroeira — Embrapa
- Projeto Caatinga — Aroeira
- Useful Tropical Plants — Myracrodruon urundeuva (growth_rate, height_min_m, height_max_m, propagation, soil_texture_preference)
- Sítio da Mata — Aroeira Preta (Myracrodruon urundeuva) (root_system, light_need, growth_rate)
- Câmara dos Deputados — EcoCâmara, Bosque dos Constituintes: Aroeira (coppice_ability, pruning_tolerance)
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