Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis Dunkley & Brenan

Species

Angiosperms > Celastrales > Celastraceae > Platypterocarpus

Characteristics

Tree 13–27 m. high; branches 4-lined and slightly flattened when young, becoming terete.. Leaf-lamina dark green and ± glossy above, somewhat paler and dull beneath, ovate to lanceolate or elliptic, 4–11.5(–13.3) × 1.1–5.3(–6.6) cm., acute to subacuminate at the apex, with margin irregularly crenate-dentate, cuneate to subrounded at the base, subcoriaceous, with nerves prominent beneath and lax reticulation prominent on both surfaces; petiole 8–15 mm. long.. Cymes 1–2.5 cm. long, dense, with peduncle 6–12 mm. long; pedicels very short or up to ± 2 mm. long; flowers ± 12–30 in each cyme, ± 5–6 mm. in diameter.. Sepals circular, 1–2 mm. long, concave, with margin minutely irregularly glandular-fimbriate.. Petals elliptic-oblong to obovate, 2–2.9 mm. long, sessile, with margin minutely ciliolate.. Stamens shorter than the petals, with filaments ± 0.8 mm. long.. Disc ± 2 mm. in diameter.. Ovary 4–5-angled; stigma-lobes subcylindric.. Fruit yellowish or reddish brown (when dry), 1.6–3.6 × 2.5–5 cm. (including wings), with apex emarginate, base rounded or subtruncate, wings membranous or subcoriaceous.. Fig. 4.
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A tree. It grows 27 m tall. The trunk is straight. The bark is grey with a reddish tinge. The leaves are simple and alternate. They are small and oval. They are 4-12 cm long by 3-5 cm wide.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in dry mountain forest.
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The leaves are chewed like Catha edulis.
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Distribution

Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis world distribution map, present in Tanzania, United Republic of

Conservation status

Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:162364-1
WFO ID wfo-0001259831
COL ID 4JWBP
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Synonyms

Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis