Baillonella toxisperma Pierre

Djave nut (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Sapotaceae > Baillonella

Characteristics

A large tree. It grows to 60 m high. The trunk can be 5 m across. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are 15-30 cm long by 5-10 cm wide. The fruit are round and 6 cm across. There are 1-2 seeds per fruit.
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Rather long-stalked flowers crowded at the ends of stout branchlets.
Large prominently nerved leaves
A very large forest tree
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 50.0 - 55.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Usually scattered in primary rainforest on all soil types except marshy soil.
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A tropical plant. It grows in forest.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The flesh of the fruit is eaten when ripe. The seeds yield an oil. The residue after extracting the oil is toxic.
Uses environmental use food fuel gene source material medicinal oil poison social use wood
Edible fruits nuts seeds
Therapeutic use Ordeal (unspecified), Poison (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°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Baillonella toxisperma unspecified picture

Distribution

Baillonella toxisperma world distribution map, present in Central African Republic, Congo, Cabo Verde, Gabon, and Nigeria

Conservation status

Baillonella toxisperma threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:785801-1
WFO ID wfo-0000311990
COL ID 5WB49
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Mimusops obovata Mimusops pierreana Mimusops djave Baillonella djave Baillonella toxisperma Baillonella obovata Baillonella pierriana Mimusops toxisperma Baillonella toxisperma var. obovata