Petersianthus macrocarpus (P.Beauv.) Liben

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Lecythidaceae > Petersianthus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 45m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 45.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rain-forest; in some places the dominating species; invasive in secondary forests; at elevations up to 200 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses fuel material medicinal poison tea wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Bronchitis (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified), Lumbago (unspecified), Syphilis (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified)
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 -

Images

Petersianthus macrocarpus unspecified picture

Distribution

Petersianthus macrocarpus world distribution map, present in Angola, Central African Republic, Congo, Cabo Verde, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone

Conservation status

Petersianthus macrocarpus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:469487-1
WFO ID wfo-0000774672
COL ID 4FD9Y
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Petersianthus minor Petersianthus macrocarpus Petersianthus africanus Petersia viridiflora Petersia minor Petersia klainei Combretodendron africanum Combretodendron macrocarpum Petersia africana Combretodendron viridiflorum Combretum macrocarpum Combretodendron africanum var. minus