Salacia whytei Loes.

Species

Angiosperms > Celastrales > Celastraceae > Salacia

Characteristics

A creeper. It is slender and can be 2-3 m tall or larger. The fruit is 4 cm across.
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Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 3.0
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food material
Edible fruits
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Distribution

Salacia whytei world distribution map, present in Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:431345-1
WFO ID wfo-0000435784
COL ID 6WZKL
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Synonyms

Salacia whytei

Lower taxons

Salacia whytei var. vermoeseniana Salacia whytei var. toussaintii