Fleroya stipulosa (Dc.) Y.F.Deng

Madder (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Fleroya

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 30 m tall. The trunk can be 3.5 m around. It has short thick buttresses.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 30.0
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Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in marsh forests. In Uganda it grows up to 1,600 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use Abortifacient agents (bark), Anthelmintics (bark), Anticonvulsants (bark), Antirheumatic agents (bark), Arthritis (bark), Burns (bark), Diarrhea (bark), Dysentery (bark), Epilepsy (bark), Eye diseases (bark), Fever (bark), Foodborne diseases (bark), Lung diseases (bark), Malaria (bark), Scabies (bark), Sexually transmitted diseases (bark), Skin diseases, infectious (bark), Uterine contraction (bark), Leprosy (leaf), Antiparasitic agents (root), Antipyretics (root), Diabetes mellitus (root), Oxytocics (root), Stomach diseases (root), Leprosy (stem), Colic (unspecified), Antipyretics (whole plant), Malaria (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77077151-1
WFO ID wfo-0000808680
COL ID 6J97V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Mitragyna macrophylla Fleroya stipulosa Nauclea macrophylla