Haematostaphis barteri Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Anacardiaceae > Haematostaphis

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 8 m high. It can be 65 cm around the trunk. The fruit is red-purple and fleshy with a stone inside. It is 2.5 cm long. The pulp is thin but edible. The kernels are oily and edible.
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Pendulous panicles of creamy flowers crowded at ends of branchlets
Rather glaucous foliage; leaves crowded at ends of branchlets
Fruits plum-like, smooth, deep red
A savannah tree, to 25 ft. high
Young parts red
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 7.81
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in tropical Africa in dry savannah. It can grow in arid places. It grows in northern Nigeria.
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Mostly on rocky hills.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
Uses food gene source material medicinal
Edible fruits leaves seeds
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Distribution

Haematostaphis barteri world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, South Sudan, Chad, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:69654-1
WFO ID wfo-0000714120
COL ID 3J8YK
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Synonyms

Haematostaphis barteri Haematostaphis purpurascens