- Strange symbiosis - (1)
Scientific name: Triplaris americana
Popular names: Anthill, Ant's stick (Pau-de-formiga), Taquari
Family: Polygonaceae
Category: Trees, Ornamental Trees
Climate: Equatorial, Subtropical, Tropical
Origin: South America, Brazil, Paraguay
Height: above 12 meters
Luminosity: Full sun
The Ant's stick a majestic tropical tree, which impresses with its size and exuberant flowering. Its canopy has a columnar to pyramidal shape, with a rectilinear, elegant and hollow trunk, sheltering ants inside, in an interesting symbiotic relationship. The wood is light, of low density and the bark is gray and slightly cracked. The leaves are large, oval and simple.
Because it is a dioecious species (separate sexes), the Ant's stick has male and female individuals, which are clearly differentiated during flowering. The female plants have erect inflorescences, with showy reddish-pink flowers, while the males have greyish, tapered, long and pendent inflorescences. Flowering occurs in winter and early spring and is quite durable.
The Ant's stick has fast growth and its size varies from 8 to 20 meters in height. Despite its large size, it does not have aggressive surface roots, and can be planted on sidewalks free of electricity.
A typical tree of riparian forests, the Ant's stick prefers to be planted near watercourses or lakes, where it benefits from soil moisture. It can be grown in drier and more drained places, but in this case it requires regular irrigation.
- Strange symbiosis - (1)
Scientific name: Triplaris americana
Popular names: Anthill, Ant's stick (Pau-de-formiga), Taquari
Family: Polygonaceae
Category: Trees, Ornamental Trees
Climate: Equatorial, Subtropical, Tropical
Origin: South America, Brazil, Paraguay
Height: above 12 meters
Luminosity: Full sun
The Ant's stick a majestic tropical tree, which impresses with its size and exuberant flowering. Its canopy has a columnar to pyramidal shape, with a rectilinear, elegant and hollow trunk, sheltering ants inside, in an interesting symbiotic relationship. The wood is light, of low density and the bark is gray and slightly cracked. The leaves are large, oval and simple.
Because it is a dioecious species (separate sexes), the Ant's stick has male and female individuals, which are clearly differentiated during flowering. The female plants have erect inflorescences, with showy reddish-pink flowers, while the males have greyish, tapered, long and pendent inflorescences. Flowering occurs in winter and early spring and is quite durable.
The Ant's stick has fast growth and its size varies from 8 to 20 meters in height. Despite its large size, it does not have aggressive surface roots, and can be planted on sidewalks free of electricity.
A typical tree of riparian forests, the Ant's stick prefers to be planted near watercourses or lakes, where it benefits from soil moisture. It can be grown in drier and more drained places, but in this case it requires regular irrigation.