Platysepalum chevalieri Harms

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Platysepalum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite tree. It grows 12m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Primary and secondary, dry or swampy forests; islands in rivers, 'elephant baths'; riverine forest; wooded savannah; at elevations up to 600 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses 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

Platysepalum chevalieri world distribution map, present in Angola, Central African Republic, and Congo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:515265-1
WFO ID wfo-0000200997
COL ID 4JYBT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Platysepalum chevalieri

Lower taxons

Platysepalum chevalieri var. aureum Platysepalum chevalieri var. chevalieri