El guacamayu, varasanta o palu de Santa María (Triplaris americana) ye un árbol de la familia de les poligonacees nativu de los montes de norte de Suramérica, Centroamérica y les Antilles.[2]
El tueru algama hasta 25 m d'altor y 40 cm de diámetru. Les fueyes son simples, alternes en corones con forma de héliz. Flores dioiques, les femenines de color rosáu y les masculines gris. Frutos de forma alada.[2]
Rexistra asociación mutualista con formigues, por casu cola especie Tapinoma melanocephalum[3] y con tres especies del xéneru Pseudomyrmex (P. triplarinus, P. mordax y P. dendroicus).[4]
La medicina tradicional usa les fueyes pa solliviar les quemadures, la corteza del tueru contra la malaria y los fervinchos de la corteza contra la foria.[5] Contién taníns, flavonoides y esteroides, lo cual indica que ye bien probable que tenga actividá antiinflamatoria, antimicrobiana y probablemente actividá antitumoral.[5]
Ye maderable y tamién s'utiliza como planta ornamental.[2]
Triplaris americana describióse por (L.) Pav. ex Meisn. y espublizóse en Systema Naturae, Editio Decima 2: 881. 1759.[6]
Rede Nacional de Xardinos Botánicos. 2008. Triplaris americana L. Catálogu de la biodiversidá de Colombia. Consultáu'l 7 d'ochobre de 2009.
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Triplaris americana is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by many common names, including ant tree[1] or pau-formiga ("ant tree"),[2] guacamayo, guayabo zancón, hormiguero, palo de Santa María, tachí, vara santa,[3] pau-de-novato, formigueiro, taxizeiro,[2] and devil tree.[4] It is native to Central and South America, occurring from Panama to Brazil.[1] It is also cultivated as an ornamental for its showy pink flowers.[5]
The ant tree grows up to 30 meters in height, with a trunk up to 30 centimeters in diameter and ochrea up to 12 centimeters in length. Its smooth bark is a mottled gray color. The leaves are oval to oblong and measure up to 40 centimeters long by 20 wide, with undersides that are sometimes woolly with brown fibers. The male flowers are around 2 millimeters long, while the female flowers are up to 5 centimeters long.[1] This tree is dioecious, and has a skewed sex ratio with many more female plants than male.[6]
This tree grows in riparian habitat types, and is a colonizer of disturbed habitat.[6] It has been introduced to areas outside its native range, including Hawaii[1] and southern Africa.[5]
This species of tree is a myrmecophyte and it has a mutualistic relationship with ants, including Pseudomyrmex triplarinus. This kind of ant lives within the tree, feeding on substances produced by it and defending it against invaders.[7] This tree is known as a "novice tree" (pau-de-novato) because only one unfamiliar with the tree would touch it, soon discovering that the ants are aggressive and venomous.[2]
This tree is considered a noxious weed in southern Africa.[1] The fruits are dispersed on the wind and the seedlings easily take hold and become invasive, growing in the local habitat and displacing native plants.[5]
Triplaris americana is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by many common names, including ant tree or pau-formiga ("ant tree"), guacamayo, guayabo zancón, hormiguero, palo de Santa María, tachí, vara santa, pau-de-novato, formigueiro, taxizeiro, and devil tree. It is native to Central and South America, occurring from Panama to Brazil. It is also cultivated as an ornamental for its showy pink flowers.
The ant tree grows up to 30 meters in height, with a trunk up to 30 centimeters in diameter and ochrea up to 12 centimeters in length. Its smooth bark is a mottled gray color. The leaves are oval to oblong and measure up to 40 centimeters long by 20 wide, with undersides that are sometimes woolly with brown fibers. The male flowers are around 2 millimeters long, while the female flowers are up to 5 centimeters long. This tree is dioecious, and has a skewed sex ratio with many more female plants than male.
This tree grows in riparian habitat types, and is a colonizer of disturbed habitat. It has been introduced to areas outside its native range, including Hawaii and southern Africa.
This species of tree is a myrmecophyte and it has a mutualistic relationship with ants, including Pseudomyrmex triplarinus. This kind of ant lives within the tree, feeding on substances produced by it and defending it against invaders. This tree is known as a "novice tree" (pau-de-novato) because only one unfamiliar with the tree would touch it, soon discovering that the ants are aggressive and venomous.
This tree is considered a noxious weed in southern Africa. The fruits are dispersed on the wind and the seedlings easily take hold and become invasive, growing in the local habitat and displacing native plants.
El guacamayo, varasanta o palo de Santa María (Triplaris americana) es un árbol de la familia de las poligonáceas nativo de los bosques de norte de Suramérica, Centroamérica y las Antillas.[2]
El tronco alcanza hasta 25 m de altura y 40 cm de diámetro. Las hojas son simples, alternas en coronas con forma de hélice. Flores dioicas, las femeninas de color rosado y las masculinas gris. Frutos de forma alada.[2]
Registra asociación mutualista con hormigas, por ejemplo con la especie Tapinoma melanocephalum[3] y con tres especies del género Pseudomyrmex (P. triplarinus, P. mordax y P. dendroicus).[4]
La medicina tradicional usa las hojas para aliviar las quemaduras, la corteza del tronco contra la malaria y las infusiones de la corteza contra la diarrea.[5] Contiene taninos, flavonoides y esteroides, lo cual indica que es muy probable que posea actividad antiinflamatoria, antimicrobiana y probablemente actividad antitumoral.[5]
Es maderable y también se utiliza como planta ornamental.[2]
Triplaris americana fue descrita por (L.) Pav. ex Meisn. y publicado en Systema Naturae, Editio Decima 2: 881. 1759.[6]
El guacamayo, varasanta o palo de Santa María (Triplaris americana) es un árbol de la familia de las poligonáceas nativo de los bosques de norte de Suramérica, Centroamérica y las Antillas.
Multimedia w Wikimedia Commons Triplaris americana L. – gatunek rośliny z rodziny rdestowatych (Polygonaceae Juss.). Występuje naturalnie w Gwatemali, Panamie, Kolumbii, Wenezueli, Ekwadorze, Peru, Boliwii oraz Brazylii[3][4][5] (w stanach Acre, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, São Paulo i Parana, a także w Dystrykcie Federalnym[6]).
Triplaris americana L. – gatunek rośliny z rodziny rdestowatych (Polygonaceae Juss.). Występuje naturalnie w Gwatemali, Panamie, Kolumbii, Wenezueli, Ekwadorze, Peru, Boliwii oraz Brazylii (w stanach Acre, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, São Paulo i Parana, a także w Dystrykcie Federalnym).
A Triplaris americana é uma espécie de árvore que serve de abrigo para as formigas da espécie Pseudomyrmex triplarinus.[1]
A Triplaris americana é uma espécie de árvore que serve de abrigo para as formigas da espécie Pseudomyrmex triplarinus.
Triplaris americana là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Rau răm. Loài này được L. miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1759.[1]
Triplaris americana là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Rau răm. Loài này được L. miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1759.
