Angylocalyx oligophyllus (Baker) Baker F.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Angylocalyx

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 3 m tall. The trunk can be 10 cm across. The bark is green to brown. The flowers have both sexes. The fruit are 10 cm long and fleshy. They are yellow when ripe.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.5
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Vegetation with Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum, Terminalia superba; rain-forest; thickets of scrubland, secondary formations; at elevations up to 600 metres
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in the forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The pulp of the fruit is eaten.
Uses medicinal wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Angylocalyx oligophyllus world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, and Nigeria

Conservation status

Angylocalyx oligophyllus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:474099-1
WFO ID wfo-0000211900
COL ID 66QMB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Angylocalyx oligophyllus Angylocalyx claessensii Angylocalyx ramiflorus Angylocalyx wellensi Sophora oligophylla Angylocalyx trifoliolatus