Ptychopyxis grandis Airy Shaw

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Ptychopyxis

Characteristics

A small tree. Young fruit are purple to brown and ripe fruit are red. They have a thick skin and large seeds and a thin white pulp.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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It is a tropical plant.
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Usage

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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seeds.
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:355100-1
WFO ID wfo-0000288723
COL ID 78N8L
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Synonyms

Ptychopyxis grandis