Citropsis gabunensis Swingle & Kellerman

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Citropsis

Characteristics

An evergreen shrub or small tree. It grows 2-6 m tall. The fruit are almost round and yellow-orange. They are 2 cm across. Most kinds have many seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.5 - 4.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows as an understorey tree in wet evergreen forest.
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An understorey tree in wet, evergreen forest.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten fresh.
Uses -
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seeds.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Citropsis gabunensis world distribution map, present in Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone

Conservation status

Citropsis gabunensis threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:771827-1
WFO ID wfo-0000607736
COL ID 5YWJD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Anisifolium gabunense Citropsis tanakae Limonia gabunensis Limonia lacourtiana Citropsis gabunensis

Lower taxons

Citropsis gabunensis var. lacourtiana