Poga oleosa Pierre

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Anisophylleaceae > Poga

Characteristics

A tree. It grows to 35 m tall. The trunk is 1.5 m across. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are 10-15 cm long by 5-7 cm wide. The fruit are round and fleshy. They are 5 cm across. There are 2-4 seeds. These are 2 cm long by 1 cm wide.
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A forest tree, to 100 ft. high
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5
Mature height (meter) 35.0
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in patches in deep forest in West Africa. It grows in the humid zone.
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Forests. Dense equatorial forests, often along riverbanks and coastland.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Esteemed for its fruits, whose seeds yield a valuable oil.
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The nut yields an edible oil. The nuts are eaten raw.
Uses animal food food material medicinal oil wood
Edible fruits nuts seeds
Therapeutic use Spice (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Distribution

Poga oleosa world distribution map, present in Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria

Conservation status

Poga oleosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:676426-1
WFO ID wfo-0001131588
COL ID 4KV4V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Poga oleosa