WorldFloraDB - Bunchosia nitida

Characteristics

A medium sized tree. The trunk is straight but fluted. It grows 7-15 m tall. The trunk can be 20 cm across. The leaves are simple and opposite. They are regularly spaced. The leaves have silvery hairs underneath. The flowers are bright yellow. The fruit are about 3 cm across. The fruit are fleshy and have a single seed.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	tree
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	evergreen
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
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Mature height (meter)	9.5 - 13.5
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Environment

An understorey tree, normally found along forest edges, open areas in the forest and along the sides of beaches. Moist, wet, or rather dry thickets, sometimes in rather open forest, at elevations up to 1,400 metres.

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It is a tropical plant. It is often on rocky limestone. It grows up to 1,400 m above sea level.

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Usage

The fruit are eaten raw or cooked.

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Edible	fruits seeds
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Cultivation

Plants grow from seed.

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