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Monotes glaber Sprague

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Dipterocarpaceae > Monotes

Characteristics

Leaf-lamina 5–9·5 × 2–5 cm., elliptic to oblong or obovate-oblong, obtuse to truncate at the apex, slightly cordate at the base; upper surface finely reticulate, shining, glabrous; lower surface concolorous, smooth, glabrous; midrib and lateral nerves slightly depressed above and prominent beneath; lateral nerves in 8–11 pairs, progressively fading out well before reaching the margin of the leaf; reticulation scarcely prominent, not conspicuous to the naked eye.
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Fruit 0·7–1·2 cm. in diam., subglobose, sericeous, rounded or slightly conical at the apex; wings 2–3 × 1–1·5 cm., yellow or brownish, elliptic to obovate.
Inflorescences axillary, 2–4 cm. long, slender, lax, 4–10-flowered, brownish, glabrescent, on a slender peduncle 1–1·5 cm. long; pedicels 5 mm. long.
Petals 7–5 mm. long, shortly greyish-or yellowish-sericeous-tomentose.
Stamens with anthers produced into a very short mucro.
Sepals 3 mm. long, densely cottony-tomentose.
Tree 3–10 (20) m. high; branchlets glabrous.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 7.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Sandy Brachystegia and Baikiaea woodland. Open woodland.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Monotes glaber world distribution map, present in Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Monotes glaber threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:321079-1
WFO ID wfo-0000376942
COL ID 449MD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Monotes glaber
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