Kotschya ochreata (Taub.) Dewit & P.A.Duvign.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Kotschya

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Swampy ground in savannah; along the sides of water; meadows; shrubby vegetation; in saddle of ridge; at elevations from around 500 metres to 1,300 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Kotschya ochreata world distribution map, present in Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Conservation status

Kotschya ochreata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:501281-1
WFO ID wfo-0000175471
COL ID 3RDPX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Smithia ochreata Kotschya ochreata

Lower taxons

Kotschya ochreata var. ochreata