DISCOVER

Those places we have planted native species. Interact with the map by clicking on the image and, once there, click on the species to learn about them. Let's learn together to take care of nature and preserve the future.

Inicio

yellowguaiacan-tree-native

Yellow Guaiacan

Anterior Siguiente

Solicitar Información.

Yellow Guaiacan (Handroanthus chrysanthus)

It is also known as Yellow Flower or Yellow Oak. Androanthus chrysanthus is a species belonging to the Myrtaceae family, its distribution occurs in the altitude range between 50 meters above sea level and 2040 meters above sea level in the departments of Amazonas, Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Putumayo, Santander, Tolima and Valle (UNAL, 2022).

Descripción

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SPECIES

An arboreal species, it can reach heights of up to 10 m. It has simple leaves, light green in color, against the light throughout the leaf blade you can see glandular points very characteristic of the Myrtaceae family. Its bark is smooth and comes off easily, solitary flowers arranged in clusters, dark green or yellow globular berry fruits when ripe.

ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE

Due to its rapid growth, Handroanthus chrysanthus is a species widely used in restoration processes due to its rapid growth and its easy adaptation to terrain with difficult edaphic characteristics. It is also planted quite regularly to stabilize riverbeds due to the strong anchoring of its roots that work as a barrier to prevent flooding.

ASSOCIATED FAUNA IN THE AREA

( Copper Hummingbird, Aglaeactis cupripennis)

Due to its striking flowers it is very attractive to all kinds of birds, however, the visit of hummingbirds is notable, who are seen very frequently pollinating its flowers and visiting other nearby species, hence the importance of this species.

CYBERGRAPHY

AN I. (02/15/2022). Catalog of Plants and Lichens of Colombia. Retrieved from http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co/es/resultados/especie/Handroanthus%20chrysanthus/

<script>setTimeout(function() {
var btn = document.createElement("div"); btn.className = "botton_uno"; btn.onclick = function() { window.open('https://wa.me/573043271200?text=Estoy interesad@ en saber más de la Fundación', '_blank'); }; document.body.appendChild(btn);
}, 7000); </script>

Para utilizar las funcionalidades completas de este sitio es necesario tener JavaScript habilitado. Aquí están las instrucciones para habilitar JavaScript en tu navegador web.

Categorías

Los más Vistos

Yellow Guaiacan

Yellow Guaiacan (Handroanthus chrysanthus)

Descripción

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SPECIES

ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE

ASSOCIATED FAUNA IN THE AREA

Relacionados

Slip Monkey

Guamo

Chicala

Mother of Water