Coelocaryon preussii Warb.

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Myristicaceae > Coelocaryon

Characteristics

A tree. The trunk is 20 m tall and 1.1 m across. The leaves are simple and alternate. They are 15-25 cm long and 6-8 cm wide. The fruit are oblong and 3.5-4.5 cm long by 2.5-3 cm wide. It has a stone in the centre. There is one seed in each stone.
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Branchlets rufous-puberulous near the tips.
Tall tree of rain forest, to 100 ft. high
Long clear bole out buttresses
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 30.24
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rainforests at elevations up to 1,400 metres.
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A tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food material wood
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Coelocaryon preussii world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, and South Sudan

Conservation status

Coelocaryon preussii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:585646-1
WFO ID wfo-0000614109
COL ID WRM5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Coelocaryon cuneatum Coelocaryon klainei Coelocaryon preussii Coelocaryon klainei Coelocaryon multiflorum