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Family: Fabaceae Taxon: Peltogyne purpurea Synonym: NA Common Name: purpleheart nazareno morado Questionaire : current 20090513 Assessor: Chuck Chimera Designation: L Status: Assessor Approved Data Entry Person: Chuck Chimera WRA Score -2 101 Is the species highly domesticated? y=-3, n=0 n 102 Has the species become naturalized where grown? y=1, n=-1 103 Does the species have weedy races? y=1, n=-1 201 Species suited to tropical or subtropical climate(s) - If island is primarily wet habitat, then (0-low; 1-intermediate; 2- High substitute "wet tropical" for "tropical or subtropical" high) (See Appendix 2) 202 Quality of climate match data (0-low; 1-intermediate; 2- High high) (See Appendix 2) 203 Broad climate suitability (environmental versatility) y=1, n=0 n 204 Native or naturalized in regions with tropical or subtropical climates y=1, n=0 y 205 Does the species have a history of repeated introductions outside its natural range? y=-2, ?=-1, n=0 n 301 Naturalized beyond native range y = 1*multiplier (see n Appendix 2), n= question 205 302 Garden/amenity/disturbance weed n=0, y = 1*multiplier (see n Appendix 2) 303 Agricultural/forestry/horticultural weed n=0, y = 2*multiplier (see n Appendix 2) 304 Environmental weed n=0, y = 2*multiplier (see n Appendix 2) 305 Congeneric weed n=0, y = 1*multiplier (see n Appendix 2) 401 Produces spines, thorns or burrs y=1, n=0 n 402 Allelopathic y=1, n=0 403 Parasitic y=1, n=0 n 404 Unpalatable to grazing animals y=1, n=-1 405 Toxic to animals y=1, n=0 406 Host for recognized pests and pathogens y=1, n=0 407 Causes allergies or is otherwise toxic to humans y=1, n=0 408 Creates a fire hazard in natural ecosystems y=1, n=0 n 409 Is a shade tolerant plant at some stage of its life cycle y=1, n=0 n 410 Tolerates a wide range of soil conditions (or limestone conditions if not a volcanic island) y=1, n=0 n Print Date: 8/13/2012 Peltogyne purpurea (Fabaceae) Page 1 of 8 411 Climbing or smothering growth habit y=1, n=0 n 412 Forms dense thickets y=1, n=0 n 501 Aquatic y=5, n=0 n 502 Grass y=1, n=0 n 503 Nitrogen fixing woody plant y=1, n=0 y 504 Geophyte (herbaceous with underground storage organs -- bulbs, corms, or tubers) y=1, n=0 n 601 Evidence of substantial reproductive failure in native habitat y=1, n=0 n 602 Produces viable seed y=1, n=-1 y 603 Hybridizes naturally y=1, n=-1 604 Self-compatible or apomictic y=1, n=-1 605 Requires specialist pollinators y=-1, n=0 n 606 Reproduction by vegetative fragmentation y=1, n=-1 n 607 Minimum generative time (years) 1 year = 1, 2 or 3 years = 0, >3 4+ years = -1 701 Propagules likely to be dispersed unintentionally (plants growing in heavily trafficked y=1, n=-1 areas) 702 Propagules dispersed intentionally by people y=1, n=-1 y 703 Propagules likely to disperse as a produce contaminant y=1, n=-1 n 704 Propagules adapted to wind dispersal y=1, n=-1 y 705 Propagules water dispersed y=1, n=-1 n 706 Propagules bird dispersed y=1, n=-1 n 707 Propagules dispersed by other animals (externally) y=1, n=-1 n 708 Propagules survive passage through the gut y=1, n=-1 801 Prolific seed production (>1000/m2) y=1, n=-1 802 Evidence that a persistent propagule bank is formed (>1 yr) y=1, n=-1 n 803 Well controlled by herbicides y=-1, n=1 804 Tolerates, or benefits from, mutilation, cultivation, or fire y=1, n=-1 805 Effective natural enemies present locally (e.g. introduced biocontrol agents) y=-1, n=1 Designation: L WRA Score -2 Print Date: 8/13/2012 Peltogyne purpurea (Fabaceae) Page 2 of 8 Supporting Data: 101 2002. Vozzo, J.A.. Tropical Tree Seed Manual. [Is the species highly domesticated? No evidence] USDA Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 102 2012. WRA Specialist. Personal Communication. NA 103 2012. WRA Specialist. Personal Communication. NA 201 1951. Anonymous. Flora of Panama. Part V. [Species suited to tropical or subtropical climate(s) 2-High] "Primarily a South Fascicle III. Annals of the Missouri Botanical American genus centered in northern Brazil. A single species is known from Garden. 38(1): 1-94. Panama." … "Southern Darien, Panama; Costa Rica?" 202 1951. Anonymous. Flora of Panama. Part V. [Quality of climate match data 2-High] Fascicle III. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 38(1): 1-94. 203 2002. Vozzo, J.A.. Tropical Tree Seed Manual. [Broad climate suitability (environmental versatility)? No] "Found in very humid USDA Forest Service, Washington, D.C. climates, the tree grows best in the hills or in areas with good soil drainage at elevations from 50 to 500 m. The tree grows in climates with an annual rainfall of 3500 to 5000 mm and average temperatures of 23 to 27 °C." 203 2012. Tropicos.org. Tropicos [Online Database]. [Broad climate suitability (environmental versatility)? No] Collected from 0 - 540 m Missouri Botanical Garden, within native range. http://www.tropicos.org/ 204 1951. Anonymous. Flora of Panama. Part V. [Native or naturalized in regions with tropical or subtropical climates? Yes] Fascicle III. Annals of the Missouri Botanical "Primarily a South American genus centered in northern Brazil. A single species Garden. 38(1): 1-94. is known from Panama." … "Southern Darien, Panama; Costa Rica?" 204 2007. Lobo, J./Barrantes, G./Castillo, [Native or naturalized in regions with tropical or subtropical climates? Yes] "P. M./Quesada, R./Maldonado, T./Fuchs, E.J./Solıs, purpurea Pittier (Caesalpinaceae) is a Neotropical timber tree, endemic to Costa S./Quesada, M.. Effects of selective logging on Rica and Panama. In Costa Rica, P. purpurea is mainly found in the south pacific the abundance, regeneration and short-term coast between Carara National Park and the Osa Peninsula, the latter being the survival of Caryocar costaricense (Caryocaceae) location with the highest density of this species (Jime´nez, 1993). This species and Peltogyne purpurea (Caesa grows in well-drained hills and slopes with steepness between 40 and 80%. Flowering occurs between August and December, and fruiting is restricted to the driest months of the year (Quesada et al., 1997)." 205 2002. Vozzo, J.A.. Tropical Tree Seed Manual. [Does the species have a history of repeated introductions outside its natural USDA Forest Service, Washington, D.C. range? No evidence] "Peltogyne purpurea, one of the most valuable timber trees in southern Costa Rica, is not artificially regenerated. Because timber is harvested only in primary forests, information about nursery practices and seedling care is nonexistent (Nichols and González 1991a, 1991b)." 205 2007. Randall, R.P.. Global Compendium of [Does the species have a history of repeated introductions outside its natural Weeds - Index. http://www.hear.org/gcw/ range? No evidence] 301 2007. Randall, R.P.. Global Compendium of [Naturalized beyond native range? No evidence] Weeds - Index. http://www.hear.org/gcw/ 302 2007. Randall, R.P.. Global Compendium of [Garden/amenity/disturbance weed? No evidence] Weeds - Index. http://www.hear.org/gcw/ 303 2007. Randall, R.P.. Global Compendium of [Agricultural/forestry/horticultural weed? No evidence] Weeds - Index. http://www.hear.org/gcw/ 305 2007. Randall, R.P.. Global Compendium of [Congeneric weed? No evidence] Weeds - Index. http://www.hear.org/gcw/ 401 1951. Anonymous. Flora of Panama. Part V. [Produces spines, thorns or burrs? No] "Unarmed trees, the branchlets terete" Fascicle III. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 38(1): 1-94. 402 2012. WRA Specialist. Personal Communication. [Allelopathic? Unknown] 403 1951. Anonymous. Flora of Panama. Part V. [Parasitic? No] "A tall forest tree with slender, glabrous branchlets and hard Fascicle III. Annals of the Missouri Botanical wood, usually found in localities with a dry season." Garden. 38(1): 1-94. 404 2012. WRA Specialist. Personal Communication. [Unpalatable to grazing animals? Unknown] 405 2012. WRA Specialist. Personal Communication. [Toxic to animals? Unknown] Print Date: 8/13/2012 Peltogyne purpurea (Fabaceae) Page 3 of 8 406 2007. Nair, K.S.S.. Tropical Forest Insect Pests: [Host for recognized pests and pathogens? Unknown for P. purpurea. Related Ecology, Impact, and Management. Cambridge species subject to outbreak of lepidopterans in native range] "Outbreak of a University Press, Cambridge, UK related species, E. phrygionia, has been reported on the monodominant rain forest of Peltogyne gracilipes (Caesalpiniaceae) in Maraca Island, Brazil (Nascimento and Proctor, 1994). This species also feeds on tender leaves and virtually all trees with tender leaves suffered heavy defoliation during outbreaks, which occurred during early flushing season. The Peltogyne forest forms strips, each up to several hundred hectares in area, on Maraca Island, where the outbreak was observed. The level of damage was lower in stands where the host trees were less dense. Two waves of outbreaks occurred in the first year of observation, but none in the following year." 407 2002. Vozzo, J.A.. Tropical Tree Seed Manual. [Causes allergies or is otherwise toxic to humans? No evidence] "The wood is USDA Forest Service, Washington, D.C. heavy (specific gravity is 0.83), difficult to dry, with a moderate twisting and some fissures, and difficult to work and preserve. However, it has a high durability. When dry, the sapwood is gray-yellow-brown, and the heartwood is a brilliant purple when exposed to light (Carpio 1992). The grains are intercrossed; texture is medium to fine; and dark-color strips alternate on radian surfaces.
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