Status:
valid
Authors:
McPherson
Source:
tro
Year:
1988
Citation Micro:
Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75: 1148 (1988)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001065606
Common Names
- Depleta Vantanea
- Depleta Vantanea Tree
- Depleta Vantanea Plant
Description
Vantanea depleta (also called depleted vantanea, among many other common names) is a species of flowering plant in the family Humiriaceae. It is a small tree, up to 10 m tall, with a trunk up to 20 cm in diameter. It is native to Central and South America, and is found in lowland forests, up to 600 m in elevation.
Uses & Benefits
Vantanea depleta is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks. It has a high tolerance to drought and can be used as a ground cover in dry areas.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Vantanea depleta has small, white flowers with yellow anthers. Its seeds are small and black, and the seedlings have ovate leaves with serrated margins.
Where to Find Vantanea depleta
Vantanea depleta is native to Central and South America and can be found in tropical forests.
Species in the Vantanea genus
Vantanea minor,
Vantanea guianensis,
Vantanea parviflora,
Vantanea macrocarpa,
Vantanea obovata,
Vantanea paraensis,
Vantanea peruviana,
Vantanea occidentalis,
Vantanea depleta,
Vantanea barbourii,
Vantanea spichigeri,
Vantanea celativenia,
Vantanea magdalenensis,
Vantanea micrantha,
Vantanea tuberculata,
Vantanea compacta,
Vantanea bahiaensis,
Vantanea morii,
Vantanea ovicarpa,
Vantanea deniseae,
Vantanea maculicarpa,
Species in the Humiriaceae family
Duckesia verrucosa,
Endopleura uchi,
Humiria balsamifera,
Humiria crassifolia,
Humiria fruticosa,
Humiria wurdackii,
Humiria crassifolia,
Humiriastrum colombianum,
Humiriastrum cuspidatum,
Humiriastrum diguense,
Humiriastrum liesneri,
Humiriastrum mussunungense,
Humiriastrum obovatum,
Humiriastrum ottohuberi,
Humiriastrum piraparanense,
Humiriastrum excelsum,
Humiriastrum procerum,
Humiriastrum melanocarpum,
Humiriastrum glaziovii,
Humiriastrum mapiriense,
Humiriastrum villosum,
Humiriastrum dentatum,
Humiriastrum subcrenatum,
Humiriastrum spiritu-sancti,
Hylocarpa heterocarpa,
Sacoglottis gabonensis,
Sacoglottis maguirei,
Sacoglottis mattogrossensis,
Sacoglottis guianensis,
Sacoglottis cydonioides,
Sacoglottis amazonica,
Sacoglottis ceratocarpa,
Sacoglottis trichogyna,
Sacoglottis ovicarpa,
Sacoglottis holdridgei,
Schistostemon auyantepuiense,
Schistostemon retusum,
Schistostemon fernandezii,
Schistostemon oblongifolium,
Schistostemon reticulatum,
Schistostemon dichotomum,
Schistostemon macrophyllum,
Schistostemon densiflorum,
Schistostemon sylvaticus,
Schistostemon auyantepuiensis,
Vantanea minor,
Vantanea guianensis,
Vantanea parviflora,
Vantanea macrocarpa,
Vantanea obovata,