Calatola mollis Standl.

Species

Angiosperms > Icacinales > Icacinaceae > Calatola

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 20 m high. The trunk is 75 cm across. The bark is thick. The leaves are oval and 20 cm long. They are densely hairy underneath. The fruit are 5.5 cm long by 4.5 cm wide. They have a dense felty covering.
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Growth form tree
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 0.75
Mature height (meter) 20.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant.
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Usage

Caution: The seeds can cause vomiting. The flesh of the fruit is edible.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Emetic (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified)
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Conservation status

Calatola mollis threat status: Critically Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:41182-2
WFO ID wfo-0000579187
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Synonyms

Calatola mollis