Strephonema pseudocola A.Chev.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Combretaceae > Strephonema

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 35 m tall. The trunk is 3 m around. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are large. They are 20-35 cm long by 6-8 cm wide. The flowers are yellowish-white and have a brown covering. The fruit are large, round and fleshy with a stone inside. They are 5-6 cm across. There is one seed per stone.
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Fruit 2–3 in. broad, nearly 2 in. long, rough, verrucose with a long acute beak
Seed solitary; with 2 cotyledons somewhat resembling those of a kola nut.
A forest tree, up to 70 ft.
Flowers white
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Mature height (meter) 35.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in wet and moist evergreen forests.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The seeds are bitter and used like cola nuts.
Uses medicinal
Edible nuts seeds
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Distribution

Strephonema pseudocola world distribution map, present in Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone

Conservation status

Strephonema pseudocola threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:170928-1
WFO ID wfo-0000496641
COL ID 52XB4
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Synonyms

Strephonema pseudocola