WorldFloraDB - Maranthes goetzeniana

Characteristics

Leaf-lamina up to 15 x 8 cm., mostly elliptic or oblong-elliptic, apex suddenly and acutely acuminate, acumen 1–1·5 cm. long, base rounded or acute, lower and upper surface completely glabrous, venation reticulate, not prominent; petiole (0·4)0·6–0·9 cm. long; stipules 0·4 x 0·25 cm., caducous.

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A evergreen tree. It grows 20-35 m tall. The crown is wide and rounded. The bark is grey. The leaf blade is 15 cm long by 8 cm wide. The flowers are in a panicle at the end of branches. They are 15 cm long by 25 cm wide. The fruit is fleshy and 4.5 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. They are black.

Inflorescence a terminal corymbose panicle up to 15 x 25 cm.; inflorescence-axes and outside of flower grey-tomentellous; bracts c. 0·5 cm. long, boat-shaped, keeled; pedicel gradually expanded into receptacle-tube the two together 0·8–1·0 cm. long.

Medium sized to large evergreen tree (12)20–35 m. tall, with a wide, rounded crown.

Receptacle-tube slightly curved, obconoidal, 0·5–0·6 cm. long.

Stamens c. 50; filaments c. 1·5 cm. long, white.

Ovary densely tomentose; style c. 1·5 cm. long.

Drupe up to 4·5 x 2·5 cm., obovoid, glabrous.

Bark grey or grey-black, more or less smooth.

Petals up to 0·8 cm. long, white.

Sepals 0·3–0·4 cm. long.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	tree
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	evergreen
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
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Mature height (meter)	22.5 - 35.0
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Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

Moist evergreen forest at low and medium elevations, often associated with Khaya nyasica and Newitonia buchananii. Also in fringing forest with Adina microcephala, Erythrophleum suaveolens and Treculia africana; 300-1,500 metres.

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It is a tropical plant. It grows in moist evergreen forest at low and medium altitudes. It grows between 300-1,500 m altitude. It grows in dry soils. It can grow in arid places. It can grow in the lowlands.

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Usage

The fruit are used in desserts. The kernel inside the hard stones are eaten.

Uses	charcoal dye environmental use food fuel gene source material wood
Edible	fruits nuts seeds
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seeds.

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Distribution

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Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:168120-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000816499
COL ID	3XYJ3
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
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Synonyms

Maranthes goetzeniana Parinari goetzeniana

WorldFloraDB 2024

Maranthes goetzeniana (Engl.) Prance

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Chrysobalanaceae > Maranthes