Drypetes pellegrinii Leandri

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Putranjivaceae > Drypetes

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 13 m high. The trunk can be 1 m around.
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A forest tree, 25–40 ft. high, with spreading branches
Locally abundant
Flowers white.
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Growth form tree
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 10.0 - 12.19
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows as an under-storey tree in high forest in West Africa.
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An understorey tree in the rainforest.
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The bark has a peppery taste and is occasionally used as a spice.
Uses food medicinal spice
Edible barks
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Drypetes pellegrinii world distribution map, present in Congo, Ghana, and Liberia

Conservation status

Drypetes pellegrinii threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:345138-1
WFO ID wfo-0000946617
COL ID 37YFD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Drypetes pellegrinii Drypetes vignei