Penianthus zenkeri Diels

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Menispermaceae > Penianthus

Characteristics

A small tree or shrub, to 20 ft. high
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Male flowers pale yellowish
Female greenish
Fruit orange.
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Growth form tree
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 4.5
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Environment

Rainforest undergrowth; stream banks in the rainforest; occasionally also in semideciduous forest; often on steep rocky slopes; at elevations up to 1,000 metres.
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In forest
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses gum material medicinal
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
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Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Penianthus zenkeri world distribution map, present in Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:581266-1
WFO ID wfo-0000474096
COL ID 76GKR
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Penianthus zenkeri Penianthus patulinervis Heptacyclum zenkeri