Dialium pachyphyllum Harms

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Dialium

Characteristics

A small tree. It grows 20 m high. The fruit is a small pod. It has a velvety covering and one seed. There is some dry, powdery flesh. This is brown and acidic.
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Forest tree, to 65 ft. high
Fruits blackish-brown.
Petals yellow
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 19.81
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in the rainforest. It suits humid locations.
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Dense forests, on firm ground and in swamps.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses fuel material medicinal poison wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Dialium pachyphyllum world distribution map, present in Angola, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria

Conservation status

Dialium pachyphyllum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:492343-1
WFO ID wfo-0000166755
COL ID 35922
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Dialium yambataense Dialium macranthum Dialium pachyphyllum Dialium gossweileri