Streblus usambarensis (Engl.) C.C.Berg

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Moraceae > Streblus

Characteristics

Leaf lamina oblong to elliptic (lanceolate), (1)2–16 x (0.5)1.5–6 cm., subcoriaceous; apex acuminate to subcaudate, base rounded to acute, margin, at least towards the apex, crenate to serrate-dentate or subentire; both surfaces almost glabrous; lateral veins 4–13 pairs, with the tertiary venation reticulate.
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Pistillate inflorescences: peduncle 2–3 mm. long, to 5 mm. long in fruit; tepals c. 2 mm. long, to 5 mm. in fruit; stigmas (2)6–8 mm. long.
Staminate inflorescences: spike 5–50 mm. long, c. 4 mm. thick, subsessile or with a peduncle up to 1.5 mm. long.
Fruit c. 10 mm. long; endocarp body subglobose, c. 10 mm. in diam., black.
Petiole 2–7 mm. long; stipules 2–8 mm. long, often subpersistent.
Shrub or small tree, up to 5 m. tall.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Uses material medicinal poison
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Distribution

Streblus usambarensis world distribution map, present in Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Guinea, and Mozambique

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:945893-1
WFO ID wfo-0001084937
COL ID 7X24R
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Synonyms

Neosloetiopsis kamerunensis Sloetiopsis usambarensis Streblus usambarensis