Monodora crispata Engl.

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Annonaceae > Monodora

Characteristics

A shrub or tree. It grows 20 m tall. The trunk is 30 cm across. The outer bark is dark brown. The leaves are 5-10 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. The flowers occur singly usually opposite the leaf and they hang down. The fruit are 6-15 cm long by 4-5 cm wide. They have 6-7 ribs. The seeds are 10-13 mm long by 5-9 mm wide. They are in a white pulp.
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Outer petals purple-variegated, inner rose and white.
A shrub or tree, up to 30 ft.
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 0.3
Mature height (meter) 20.0
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It is a tropical plant.
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Usage

The seeds are used as food flavouring.
Uses environmental use food material medicinal
Edible seeds
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Images

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Conservation status

Monodora crispata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:74126-1
WFO ID wfo-0001065961
COL ID 446YS
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Synonyms

Monodora crispata Monodora klaineana