Flacourtia flavescens Willd.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Salicaceae > Flacourtia comm. ex l'hér.

Characteristics

A spiny shrub or small tree. It can grow 10 m high. It is usually straggling with drooping branches. The leaves are 3.5-13 cm long by 2.5-7.5 cm wide. They are pale green and glossy above. There are teeth along the edge. The flowers are small and lack petals. They are greenish. The fruit are red or purple and 12 mm across. They are round when fresh but become angled when dry.
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A shrub or small tree with thorny stem, up to 30 ft. high
Berry red or purple, edible
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Mature height (meter) 9.57
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A tropical plant. It grows on the edges of forests and in rocky situations in the savannah region.
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Mainly in savannah regions by rocks and in fringing forest.
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Uses environmental use food medicinal
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:111647-1
WFO ID wfo-0000925647
COL ID 6J6HZ
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Synonyms

Flacourtia flavescens Flacourtia edulis