Alchornea floribunda Müll.Arg.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Alchornea

Characteristics

A leaning shrub or tree. It grows 5-10 m high. The trunk can be 5 cm across. The leaves are alternate and broadly oval. They are 30 cm long by 10 cm wide. There are a few teeth along the edge. The flowers are small and in spikes in the axils of leaves.
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A leaning shrub or small tree, sometimes subscandent, to 30 ft. high
Flowers pale green.
Life form perennial
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Mature height (meter) 5.0 - 9.14
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Environment

Understorey and clearings of rainforest and swamp forest, at elevations from sea-level to 1,200 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in the undergrowth of closed forest. It can be in lowland swamps.
In forest undergrowth
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food gene source material medicinal social use
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Alchornea floribunda world distribution map, present in Angola, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan, Sierra Leone, and Uganda

Conservation status

Alchornea floribunda threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:338394-1
WFO ID wfo-0000938736
COL ID 5TVWS
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Synonyms

Alchornea floribunda