Myrianthus serratus (Trécul) Benth. & Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Urticaceae > Myrianthus

Characteristics

A shrub or tree. It grows 20 m high. The fruit are 2.5-4 cm across. They occur as a cluster in a head of up to 7 fruit. They only have a small amount of edible flesh.
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A forest shrub or tree, to 50 ft. high
Leaves silvery beneath
Male flowers yellow
Stilt roots
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Mature height (meter) 17.62
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in forest and along streams in West Africa.
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On river banks.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit is eaten. The kernel of the seed is cooked. The young leaves are eaten cooked.
Uses food gene source material medicinal poison
Edible fruits leaves nuts seeds
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Distribution

Myrianthus serratus world distribution map, present in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Conservation status

Myrianthus serratus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:584399-1
WFO ID wfo-0000374687
COL ID 458BB
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Synonyms

Myrianthus serratus Dicranostachys serrata Myrianthus serratus var. serratus

Lower taxons

Myrianthus serratus var. letestui