Corynanthe pachyceras K.Schum.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Corynanthe

Characteristics

A lower storey forest tree to 70 ft. high and 6 ft. girth
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Flowers white, in copious panicles, sweetly scented.
Deeply fluted, twisted bole, branching low
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 18.0 - 20.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

An understorey tree in forests.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal poison wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Leprosy (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Fever (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Corynanthe pachyceras world distribution map, present in Benin, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Conservation status

Corynanthe pachyceras threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:747604-1
WFO ID wfo-0000925777
COL ID YQLJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Pausinystalia pachyceras Pseudocinchona africana Corynanthe pachyceras Pseudocinchona pachyceras