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Heliocarpus americanus
Malvaceae
Common Names in the Capital District:
Balso
Origin
Native
Uses
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Habitat
No habitats have been reported for this species yet
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View 5 sheets of
Heliocarpus americanus
in JBB herbarium
Illustration of
Heliocarpus americanus
in the drawings of the Royal Botanical Expedition of the New Kingdom of Granada (1783 - 1816) - Real Jardín Botánico CSIC
REFERENCES (click to expand)
Origin:
Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & M. Celis (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
Height:
Herbario JBB en línea. (2016). Recuperado el 24 de mayo de 2017, a partir de http://herbario.jbb.gov.co/especimen/simple
Uses:
Infante-Betancour, J., Jara-Muñoz, A., & Rivera-Díaz, O. (s/f). Árboles y arbustos más frecuentes de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Bogotá: Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
Suggested citation
Plataforma de nombres comunes de las plantas de Bogotá. Heliocarpus americanus, http://nombrescomunes.jbb.gov.co/ (Consulted in 2024-11-21).
Growth form and scale
Tree, height 5.00 m
Woody plant reaching at least 5 m height and branching away from the base.
2024 Jardín Botánico de Bogotá
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