Jatobá

Scientific name: Hymenaea courbaril

Postage (m): 2,00 a 2,50

DAP (cm): 2,0

Country of Origin: BRAZIL
Region: North Piauí until the Paraná
Family: Leguminosae - Caesalpinoideae

Size ranges from 12 to 20 meters.
Copa branched and straight trunk. Displays foliage deciduous or semi-deciduous, with leaves composed of two leaflets brilliant. Flowers in the months from October to December, with small white flowers with no ornamental value.
Average growth.
Species widely used in reforestation and can be successfully used in projects macropaisagismo. Its fruit has an edible and very nutritious meal consumed by humans and wildlife.
Species of birds that attracts: Parakeets, Parrots, parakeets, macaws, among others.

 

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