Stelechocarpus cauliflorus (Scheff.) J.Sinclair

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Annonaceae > Stelechocarpus

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 22 m tall. The trunk can be 40 cm across. The bark is black and smooth. The leaves are oblong to sword shaped and 15-40 cm long by 10-20 cm wide. They are smooth and glossy on both surfaces and taper to the ends. The flowers are 9 mm long and pink to brown. They are produced on the stems. The female flowers are on the younger parts of the branches. The fruit is oval and like a berry. It is 4 cm long. The flesh is yellowish and sweet when ripe. The fruit are in groups on lumps on the stems. There are 4-6 seeds in 2 rows. They are oval and slightly 4 anged.
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Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 22.0
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in mixed forests on hillsides up to 500 m above sea level.
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Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:75161-1
WFO ID wfo-0000435196
COL ID 4ZPZB
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Synonyms

Stelechocarpus cauliflorus Stelechocarpus longipes Sageraea nitida Sageraea cauliflora Stelechocarpus nitida Stelechocarpus punctata Stelechocarpus schefferi Winitia cauliflora