Lychnodiscus reticulatus Radlk.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Sapindaceae > Lychnodiscus

Characteristics

A tree. It can grow 15 m tall. The crown is spreading. The flowers are creamy-green, The seeds are bright red, shiny and sticky.
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Fruits creamy-yellow suffused pink outside, the valves magenta pink inside
A tree, to 45 ft. high, with spreading crown
Seeds scarlet, shiny and sticky.
Flowers greenish cream
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Mature height (meter) 14.36
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the understorey in the forest.
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In understorey of forest
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Lychnodiscus reticulatus world distribution map, present in Côte d'Ivoire, Congo, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:783560-1
WFO ID wfo-0000442992
COL ID 72PDF
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Synonyms

Lychnodiscus reticulatus