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Diospyros suaveolens Gürke

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ebenaceae > Diospyros

Characteristics

A tree. It grows to 30 m high. The trunk is fluted at the base. The bark is black, rough and scaly. The leaves are grey underneath. The fruit have irritant hairs. The fruit are produced on the trunk and main branches.
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Fruits with irritant hairs, borne on upper part of bole and main branches.
Slash black outside, deep yellow, turning orange inside
Small or medium-sized forest tree 30-90 ft. high
Sapwood white, turning pale yellow
Bark black, rough, scaling
Leaves ashy-grey beneath
Bole fluted at the base
Corolla ivory white
Heartwood pinkish
Calyx pink
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 25.0 - 27.43
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in lowland rainforest.
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Lowland rain-forest.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses animal food material medicinal wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from fresh seeds. The seeds should be removed from the flesh
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Diospyros suaveolens world distribution map, present in Congo, Gabon, and Nigeria

Conservation status

Diospyros suaveolens threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:323054-1
WFO ID wfo-0000649796
COL ID 6D944
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Diospyros suaveolens
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