Diospyros piscatoria Gürke

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ebenaceae > Diospyros

Characteristics

Bole long, straight, slender, often fluted and sometimes with very small buttresses at base
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Heartwood often black, sometimes with greenish-brown streaks
Shrub or medium-sizedForest tree up to 90 ft. high
Bark black, rough, exfoliating in large scales
Slash black outside, yellow or orange inside
Sapwood white or pinkish white
Fruits dull crimson.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 26.22
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Environment

Lowland rain forests.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material poison wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Diospyros piscatoria world distribution map, present in Congo, Cabo Verde, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone

Conservation status

Diospyros piscatoria threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:322874-1
WFO ID wfo-0000649555
COL ID 6CWPK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Maba piscatoria Maba xylopiifolia Maba bipindensis Maba chrysantha Diospyros piscatoria