Erythrococca africana Prain

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Erythrococca

Characteristics

Slender, more or less pendulous, flower-racemes.
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A shrub or small tree. It grows 3 m high.
A shrub or small tree
Pale leaves
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Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 3.5
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in deciduous and secondary forests in West Africa. It grows along river banks.
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Deciduous or secondary forest; at elevations from 1,400-1,600 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The leaves help tenderise meat. The leaves are dried and powdered.
Uses food medicinal
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Erythrococca africana world distribution map, present in Benin, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:345344-1
WFO ID wfo-0000953986
COL ID 3BDL7
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Synonyms

Trewia africana Athroandra africana Claoxylon africanum Claoxylon barteri Erythrococca africana