Antidesma laciniatum Müll.Arg.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Phyllanthaceae > Antidesma

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It can grow 15 m high. One variety is more hairy underneath the leaf. The trunk is usually crooked and branched from near the base. The trunk is 10-35 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.35
Mature height (meter) 12.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Rain forests, moist deciduous forests, secondary forests, edges of forest patches and fallow fields at elevations from 200-1,275 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in moist deciduous and secondary forest in West Africa. It grows between 200-1,275 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The leaves are used in sauces and as flavouring.
Uses charcoal essential oil food fuel gene source material medicinal wood
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use -
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°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Antidesma laciniatum world distribution map, present in Benin, Central African Republic, Congo, Cabo Verde, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Chad, Togo, and Uganda

Conservation status

Antidesma laciniatum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:338959-1
WFO ID wfo-0000236784
COL ID 5VJQT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Antidesma pseudolaciniatum Antidesma laciniatum Antidesma chevalieri Antidesma laciniatum var. laciniatum Antidesma laciniatum subsp. membranaceum

Lower taxons

Antidesma laciniatum var. membranaceum Antidesma laciniatum subsp. laciniatum