WorldFloraDB - Melia volkensii

Characteristics

Tree up to 15(–20) m. tall; crown often with a browse-line produced by giraffe; bark with pronounced vertical fissures.. Leaves up to 35 cm. long, less divided than in M. azedarach; leaflets nearly always entire (rarely a few leaflets have a single basal lobe or a few shallow teeth).. Inflorescence congested, up to 12 cm. long, axillary and on older branchlets.. Drupe 3–4 cm. long; endocarp very thick and bony, terete, with a star-like, 5-lobed apical depression and a rose-like, 5-lobed basal depression; fertile locules 2.. Fig. 5.

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A tree. It grows 15-20 m tall. The crown is flattened due to browsing by giraffes. The bark has cracks along it. The leaves are 35 cm long. The leaflets are entire. The flowering shoots are on older branched and are 12 cm long. The fruit is 3-4 cm long. They have a thick bony coat. There are 5 lobed depressions.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	tree
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
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Mature height (meter)	15.0
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Rooting depth (meter)	1.5
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Environment

Deciduous bushland, in association with Acacia-Commiphora vegetation, at elevations from 350-1,700 metres.

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It is a tropical plant.

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Usage

Uses	animal food bee plant charcoal environmental use fodder food fuel invertebrate food material medicinal non-vertebrate poison poison timber wood
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.

Mode	cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days)	30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°)	12
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Germination treatment	soaking
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Optimum temperature (C°)	20 - 28
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