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Antrocaryon micraster A.Chev. & Guillaumin

Antrocaryon (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Anacardiaceae > Antrocaryon

Characteristics

Deciduous forest tree up to 45 m. high; crown spreading; bole twisted near the top; buttresses small, blunt or none; bark thick; branches stout and somewhat angled; slash pink to red with vertical white lines, scented.. Leaves tufted at the ends of the branches, imparipinnate, 30–60 cm. long; leaflets 11–21, 5–11 cm. long, 1.5–4 cm. broad, opposite or subopposite, ovate-lanceolate, apex gradually acuminate, generally unequal rounded at the base, pubescent on both surfaces, margin entire, reddish brown or purplish when young, lateral nerves numerous and parallel, petiolules 1–3 mm. long.. Inflorescences of axillary panicles 10–15(25) cm. long.. Flowers numerous and tiny, yellow white or greenish white.. Drupe depressed-globose, 5-sided, ± 4.5 cm. in diameter, strong-smelling with hard several-seeded endocarp.. Fig. 10.
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A large tree up to 50 m high and 1.8 m thick in the trunk. The crown of the tree is spreading. It sometimes has slight buttresses. The bark is thick, gummy and has a sweet smell. The smaller branches are stout and angled. The leaves are hairy when young. The leaves are compound with leaflets along the stalk and one at the end. The flowers are small and greenish-white. The fruit is strong smelling. It has a hard stone with several seeds in it. The fruit are plum like. They are yellow and have 5 lobes. They are 3-4 cm long. They are edible. The seeds are hard to remove from the hard nut.
English descr. only. A forest tree, to 150 ft. high, with cylindrical bole and only slight buttresses
Leaves crowded at ends of branches, deciduous
Slash red and white streaked, resinous
Flowers greenish-white
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality polygamodioecy
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Mature height (meter) 45.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A canopy or emergent tree of terra firma high forest; rain-forest; semi-deciduous forest; dry closed forest; a elevations from 1,050-1,500 metres in Uganda.
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A tropical plant. It can be in rainforest or semi-deciduous forest. It suits humid locations. It grows best with light.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The nut is eaten. The fruit is eaten. The fruit are also made into a fermented drink.
Uses food fuel gene source gum material medicinal social use tea wood
Edible barks fruits nuts seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Antrocaryon micraster world distribution map, present in Benin, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda

Conservation status

Antrocaryon micraster threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:69226-1
WFO ID wfo-0000539714
COL ID F3YM
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Antrocaryon micraster Antrocaryon polyneurum
WorldFloraDB 2024