Isomacrolobium explicans (Baill.) Breteler

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Isomacrolobium

Characteristics

A shrub that can be climbing. It can grow 20 m long. The trunk is short and twisted and 60 cm across. It can have low buttresses.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Semi-deciduous forest and savannah woodland, at elevations up to 500 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows up to 500 m above sea level.
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food gene source material medicinal wood
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Isomacrolobium explicans world distribution map, present in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77094362-1
WFO ID wfo-0001040483
COL ID 5VF2B
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Macrolobium explicans Macrolobium heudelotii Anthonotha explicans Isomacrolobium explicans Vouapa explicans Triplisomeris explicans