Amphimas pterocarpoides Harms

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Amphimas

Characteristics

A forest tree, to 150 ft. high, with cylindrical stem and spreading crown
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A large tree. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 45 m tall.
Slash with a red exudate
Flowers white, fragrant
Fruits papery.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 45.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Found in different types of forest, from dense evergreen forest to deciduous forest, sometimes also in secondary forest and bush fallow. It may become common in agricultural land as the trees are difficult to fell.
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It is a tropical plant. It suits high rainfall areas.
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use food material medicinal poison wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Amphimas pterocarpoides unspecified picture

Distribution

Amphimas pterocarpoides world distribution map, present in Angola, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sudan, and Sierra Leone

Conservation status

Amphimas pterocarpoides threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:473880-1
WFO ID wfo-0000211895
COL ID D3MC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Amphimas pterocarpoides