Berlinia grandiflora (Vahl) Hutch. & Dalziel

Species

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Characteristics

Tree to 70 it. high, or shrub, usually in fringing forest
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Bracts and calyx pale green, petals white
Fruits cinnamon-brown, tomentellous.
A tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 20.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Fringing forest; flooded rain-forest; swampy and wet places; disturbed forests; vegetation with Terminalia; sometimes abundant in gallery forest; to elevations of 915 metres in W Cameroon.
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The processed seeds are eaten as a condiment.
Uses environmental use fuel material medicinal wood
Edible seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Berlinia grandiflora world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Conservation status

Berlinia grandiflora threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:481851-1
WFO ID wfo-0000213493
COL ID LLHM
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Synonyms

Berlinia heudelotiana Berlinia grandiflora Berlinia acuminata Westia grandiflora Berlinia preussii Berlinia laurentii Berlinia acuminata var. heudelotiana

Lower taxons

Berlinia grandiflora var. pseudoauriculata Berlinia grandiflora var. smeathmanii