Drypetes chevalieri Beille ex Hutch. & Dalziel

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Putranjivaceae > Drypetes

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 10 m tall.
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Growth form tree
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 7.5
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Environment

An understorey plant of the closed-forest and secondary forest of the rain-forest zone, often by streams. Wet or dry forests at elevations up to 1,000 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 1,000 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten fresh.
Uses material medicinal wood
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Drypetes chevalieri world distribution map, present in Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Nigeria

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:344990-1
WFO ID wfo-0000946429
COL ID 6DNJ7
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Synonyms

Drypetes chevalieri