Maesobotrya floribunda Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Phyllanthaceae > Maesobotrya

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 2-6 m tall. It can be 12 m tall. The trunk can be 5-20 cm across. It produces suckers. The branches are drooping. Trees are separately male and female. The flowers and fruit are produced on the trunk. The fruit are pale red.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 6.0
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Environment

Gallery forest, often in open, seasonally inundated localities, sea-level to 1,000 metres. Rain-forest, often on steep, rocky slopes; riverine and swamp forests; secondary wooded formations; rocky slopes; at elevations from 330-1,520 metres.
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A tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 1,000 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The leaves are cooked and eaten.
Uses food gene source medicinal wood
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed or suckers.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Maesobotrya floribunda world distribution map, present in Congo, Gabon, Nigeria, and Zambia

Conservation status

Maesobotrya floribunda threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:351447-1
WFO ID wfo-0000232936
COL ID 3XG8Y
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Maesobotrya floribunda Maesobotrya hirtella Antidesma schweinfurthii Maesobotrya floribunda var. hirtella Maesobotrya floribunda var. schweinfurthii Maesobotrya floribunda var. floribunda