Caloncoba gilgiana (Sprague) Gilg

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Achariaceae > Caloncoba

Characteristics

A shrub or small thorny tree. It grows 13 m high. The flowers are large and white. The fruit have several seeds surrounded by a thin pulp.
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Shrub or tree, to 20 ft. high, with thorny stem
Flowers white
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 9.55
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows on the edges of deciduous forest in West Africa.
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Especially in fringing forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use food fuel gene source material medicinal
Edible fruits
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Distribution

Caloncoba gilgiana world distribution map, present in Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Conservation status

Caloncoba gilgiana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:365013-1
WFO ID wfo-0000923628
COL ID PYM2
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Synonyms

Caloncoba gilgiana Oncoba gilgiana