Spondianthus preussii Engl.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Phyllanthaceae > Spondianthus

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 10-28 m tall. It can be 20-150 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 17.5 - 26.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Swamp forest; less often in drier forest; locally frequent; gallery forests with Hallea stipulosa.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses charcoal food fuel material medicinal poison social use wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Raticide (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Spondianthus preussii world distribution map, present in Benin, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sudan, Chad, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Conservation status

Spondianthus preussii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:71435-1
WFO ID wfo-0000313553
COL ID 4Z9TV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Spondianthus preussii Megabaria trillesii Spondianthus preussii var. preussii

Lower taxons

Spondianthus preussii var. glaber Spondianthus preussii subsp. glaber