Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Calophyllaceae

Genus:

Caraipa

Species:

Caraipa caespitosa

Growth Characteristics

Height:

200 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Colors:

yellow

Evergreen Shrub:

Yes

Garden & Ecology Notes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Species occurs in seasonally burned white-sand savannas and shows fire tolerance with vegetative resprouting after burning events.