Octoknema borealis Hutch. & Dalziel

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Olacaceae > Octoknema

Characteristics

A forest tree, 15–75 ft. or more high
More
Flowers yellowish-green
Pale flaking bark
Ripe fruits red.
Dioecious
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention -
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 25.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Evergreen and semi-deciduous forests, especially on moister slopes.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Octoknema borealis world distribution map, present in Côte d'Ivoire, Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone

Conservation status

Octoknema borealis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:608066-1
WFO ID wfo-0000390250
COL ID 48JWX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Octoknema borealis