Holarrhena floribunda T.Durand & Schinz

False rubber tree (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Holarrhena

Characteristics

A shrub or tree. It grows 17-25 m high. The trunk can be 30 cm across. The leaves are shiny. The flowers are white. They have a scent. The wood is soft. The fruit is pale grey to dark brown. There are 2 follicles that are 60 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination autogamy
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Mature height (meter) 16.0 - 20.0
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Environment

Deciduous forest; open localities in dense forest, woodland and savannah; also in secondary regeneration; on clay, sand, lateritic soils or rocky outcrops, at elevations from sea-level up to 1,000 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in deciduous forest and savannah. It is often in palm groves and along river banks. It grows from sea level to 1,000 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food charcoal environmental use fuel material medicinal poison social use wood
Edible stems
Therapeutic use Dysentery (unspecified)
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Cultivation

It can be grown from seed. Seed can simply be broadcast. It can also be grown from cuttings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Images

Leaf

Holarrhena floribunda leaf picture by Gnagbo Anthelme (cc-by-sa)
Holarrhena floribunda leaf picture by Gnagbo Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Holarrhena floribunda world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Chad, and Togo

Conservation status

Holarrhena floribunda threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:79302-1
WFO ID wfo-0000982764
COL ID 3M77D
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Rondeletia floribunda Holarrhena africana Holarrhena wulfsbergii Holarrhena ovata Holarrhena floribunda var. tomentella Holarrhena floribunda