Manniophyton fulvum Müll.Arg.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Manniophyton

Characteristics

A straggling bush or creeper. It can be 30 m long and 10 cm thick. The leaves are heart shaped or divided into 3 lobes. The leaves are 35 cm long by 28 cm wide. The flowers are small and have white petals. The male flowers are in a panicle 25 cm long. The female flowers are shorter and the flowers develop into a dry hair capsule with 3 deep lobes. The kernels can be 2.5 cm across.
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Mature height (meter) 30.0
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Environment

Closed-forest or mixed deciduous evergreen forest. Forests, in both primary and secondary formations, becoming invasive in forest openings and in riparian forest. It is also found in roadsides, abandoned areas, fallow areas and plantations.
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A tropical plant. It grows in forests in West Africa. It grows in light gaps in the forest and along roads. It also grows along rivers.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The kernels are boiled then eaten. The seeds contain edible oil. It is boiled for some time.
Uses animal food fiber food gene source material medicinal oil poison wood
Edible nuts seeds
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Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Manniophyton fulvum world distribution map, present in Angola, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sudan, and Sierra Leone

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:351978-1
WFO ID wfo-0000236015
COL ID 3XVPG
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Synonyms

Manniophyton africanum Manniophyton chevalieri Manniophyton fulvum Manniophyton tricuspe Manniophyton wildemanii Manniophyton africanum var. fulvum