Ongokea gore Pierre

Boleko nut (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Olacaceae > Ongokea

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 40 m tall. The trunk is straight for 25 m without branches and 1.2 m wide. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are 4-11 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. They end with a point, The fruit are fleshy and 5 cm across. There is a hard stone inside containing one seed.
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A glabrous forest tree, up to 125 ft. high
Straight cylindrical bole out buttresses
Flowers white
Fruit yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 34.05
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Dense evergreen and moist semi-deciduous forests. It occurs on dry ground and in periodically inundated localities.
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A tropical plant. It grows in mountain regions. It grows in dense evergreen forest.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The fruit are used to give an oily taste for soup.
Uses animal food food gene source invertebrate food material medicinal oil social use wood
Edible fruits nuts
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seeds. Seeds can take up to one year to germinate.
Mode seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Ongokea gore world distribution map, present in Angola, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone

Conservation status

Ongokea gore threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:608169-1
WFO ID wfo-0000389510
COL ID 49K3F
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ongokea klaineana Ongokea gore Ongokea kamerunensis Aptandra gora