Pterygota macrocarpa K.Schum.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Pterygota

Characteristics

Forest tree, to 120 ft. high, with buttresses.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 33.29
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Environment

Dense and humid semi-deciduous forest and gallery forest, often as common in logged and disturbed forests as it is in undisturbed forests.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use fiber fuel material medicinal timber wood
Edible -
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Pterygota macrocarpa unspecified picture

Distribution

Pterygota macrocarpa world distribution map, present in Benin, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Conservation status

Pterygota macrocarpa threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:824837-1
WFO ID wfo-0000475800
COL ID 4Q7D8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Pterygota macrocarpa Pterygota cordifolia