Manotes expansa Sol. ex Planch.

Species

Angiosperms > Oxalidales > Connaraceae > Manotes

Characteristics

A woody creeper. It can be 6.5 m long The leaf stalks are 5-25 cm long. The leaves have 3-13 narrowly oval leaflets. These are 3-10 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The flowers are small and in groups on stalks 50 cm long. The fruit are 1.5 cm long.
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Climbing shrub up to 20 ft. high
Flowers red or yellowish-pink
Fruits reddish-brown
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Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 3.96 - 6.1
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Environment

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

Usage

The young leaves are eaten raw or cooked.
Uses material medicinal
Edible leaves
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Distribution

Manotes expansa world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:264631-1
WFO ID wfo-0000375753
COL ID 3XVZK
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Synonyms

Manotes pruinosa Manotes longiflora Manotes aschersoniana Manotes cabrae Manotes expansa Manotes moandensis Manotes brevistyla Manotes leptothyrsa Manotes sanguineo-arillata