Aphanocalyx microphyllus (Harms) Wieringa

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Aphanocalyx

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 35m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 35.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dense primary and older secondary, evergreen rain or semi-deciduous forest, sometimes to the forest edge; swampy to riverine rain forest; in savannah areas also in gallery forest; most common in sandy soils; at elevations up to 1,400 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses medicinal wood
Edible -
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

Aphanocalyx microphyllus world distribution map, present in Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone

Conservation status

Aphanocalyx microphyllus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1011116-1
WFO ID wfo-0000193684
COL ID FB9D
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Monopetalanthus microphyllus Aphanocalyx microphyllus Aphanocalyx microphyllus subsp. microphyllus

Lower taxons

Aphanocalyx microphyllus subsp. compactus