Anthostema senegalense Juss.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Anthostema

Characteristics

A forest tree with glabrous branchlets
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Rather leathery leaves
Juice milky.
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 20.0
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Environment

Gallery forest. Damp, swampy or flooded sites on river-banks, of the soudanian wooded savannah, coastal savannah or forest zone.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal poison wood
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

Leaf

Anthostema senegalense leaf picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Anthostema senegalense flower picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Anthostema senegalense world distribution map, present in Benin, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, and Sierra Leone

Conservation status

Anthostema senegalense threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:338814-1
WFO ID wfo-0000220841
COL ID 67FCD
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Synonyms

Anthostema senegalense