Anthocleista nobilis G.Don

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Gentianaceae > Anthocleista

Characteristics

A tree about 25-60 ft. high with spiny stem
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Flowers white
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.81 - 18.14
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A lower canopy tree of tropical rainforest and semi-deciduous forest. Found in transitional and secondary forests. Common in forest clearings, usually below 300 metres, but also found at elevations up to 1,200 metres.
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In secondary forest.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use fuel material medicinal poison wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Soap (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 22 - 30
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Anthocleista nobilis world distribution map, present in Angola, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Sao Tome and Principe

Conservation status

Anthocleista nobilis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:545634-1
WFO ID wfo-0000538501
COL ID 5VBYK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Anthocleista nobilis Anthocleista macrophylla Anthocleista parviflora Anthocleista procera var. parviflora