Sloanea aberrans (Brandis) A.C.Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Oxalidales > Elaeocarpaceae > Sloanea

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 30 m tall. The trunk is 60 cm across. The leaves are spaced along the branches and in pairs that are almost opposite. They are 8-13 cm long by 5-8 cm wide. The flowers are in the axils of leaves. They are white or cream. The fruit is 6.5-7 cm long. They are dull red. It splits open in 3. The seeds are black with a red coat.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 0.6
Mature height (meter) 30.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
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Usage

Uses animal food environmental use food fuel invertebrate food material social use
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Distribution

Sloanea aberrans world distribution map, present in Papua New Guinea

Conservation status

Sloanea aberrans threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:324453-1
WFO ID wfo-0001273806
COL ID 6YS5B
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Synonyms

Sloanea anacantha Elaeocarpus aberrans Sloanea aberrans