Platysepalum violaceum Welw. ex Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Platysepalum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite tree. It grows 8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 8.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dense, primary forests and also in the more open, secondary formations; gallery forests; on firm ground and also in marshy soils; forest margins, secondary thickets; at elevations from 400-800 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 violaceum world distribution map, present in Angola, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria

Conservation status

Platysepalum violaceum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:515280-1
WFO ID wfo-0000201126
COL ID 4JYC9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Platysepalum violaceum

Lower taxons

Platysepalum violaceum var. vanhouttei Platysepalum violaceum var. angustibracteatum Platysepalum violaceum var. bequaertii Platysepalum violaceum var. violaceum