Mansonia altissima (A.Chev.) A.Chev.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Mansonia

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 45 m tall. The trunk is 100 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 35.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dense semi-deciduous forest, extending to patches of dense forest in the savannah. Adult trees are more common in logged or burnt forest than in undisturbed forest.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use food material medicinal poison wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Poison(Arrow) (unspecified)
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 -

Images

Habit

Mansonia altissima habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Mansonia altissima habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Mansonia altissima world distribution map, present in Benin, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Congo, Ghana, and Nigeria

Conservation status

Mansonia altissima threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:824299-1
WFO ID wfo-0000450928
COL ID 3XW4K
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Mansonia altissima Achantia altissima Mansonia altissima var. altissima