Euphorbia drupifera Thonn.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Euphorbia

Characteristics

A monoecious tree. It grows 18.5m high.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 18.5
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Environment

Forest edges, flooded coastal plains and occasionally rainforest, on brown-black humid soil, often near termitaria, at elevations of 700-1,000 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use food material medicinal oil poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antidote(Latex) (unspecified), Bite(Bug) (unspecified), Bite(Snake) (unspecified), Caustic (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Filaricide (unspecified), Piscicide (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Ringworm (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Wart (unspecified), Blindness (unspecified), Guineaworms (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Germination treatment soaking
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Images

Euphorbia drupifera unspecified picture

Distribution

Euphorbia drupifera world distribution map, present in Benin, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Chad, Togo, and Uganda

Conservation status

Euphorbia drupifera threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:346326-1
WFO ID wfo-0000961820
COL ID 3CNN2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Euphorbia drupifera Euphorbia drupifera Elaeophorbia drupifera Euphorbia elastica Euphorbia renouardii Euphorbia toxicaria