Cuviera nigrescens Wernham

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Cuviera

Characteristics

Shrub or small tree up to 25 ft. high
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Sharp spines on the bole
Flowers white, fragrant
Slash green and brown
Branches arching
Leaves dry black
Pale grey bark
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Growth form tree
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 7.62
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Environment

In forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Cuviera nigrescens world distribution map, present in Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone

Conservation status

Cuviera nigrescens threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:748073-1
WFO ID wfo-0000933704
COL ID 32MVN
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Synonyms

Vangueria nigrescens Cuviera nigrescens Cuviera trichostephana Cuviera minor