Monotes kerstingii Gilg

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Dipterocarpaceae > Monotes

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 3-6 m tall. The trunk can be 60-90 cm across. The crown is rounded and open.
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Savannah tree, to 50 ft. high, but usually only about 10–20 ft.high
Wings of fruit pink.
Flowers yellow
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 12.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Wooded savannah, dry open forests; valley and gully slopes on broken laterite; marigot high terrace; sometimes forming beautiful stands with Isoberlinia doka on deep sandy-clayey soil.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in the savanna.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses charcoal fuel material medicinal wood
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Monotes kerstingii world distribution map, present in Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, South Sudan, Chad, and Togo

Conservation status

Monotes kerstingii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:321089-1
WFO ID wfo-0000376086
COL ID 449MN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Monotes kerstingii Caraipa africana