Strombosia grandifolia Hook.F. ex Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Olacaceae > Strombosia

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 25 m tall. The trunk is 10 m tall and 60 cm across. The crown is dense and spreading. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are 8-30 cm long by 5-15 cm wide. They end in a point. The fruit is small and fleshy with a stone inside. This contains one seed.
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An understorey tree, to 40 ft. (to 80 ft. fide Louis & Léonard l.c.) high
Wide spreading crown of dense shining foliage
Slash revealing red sapwood
Flowers cream
Short bole
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support parasite
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 25.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in closed evergreen forest in West Africa. It can be in swamp and occasionally flooded areas.
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In forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use food material medicinal
Edible nuts seeds
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Strombosia grandifolia world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, and South Sudan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:608471-1
WFO ID wfo-0000505579
COL ID 53458
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Synonyms

Lavalleopsis longifolia Lavalleopsis klaineana Strombosia klaineana Strombosia grandifolia Comoneura klaineana Cosmoneuron klaineanum Lavalleopsis grandifolia Lavalleopsis densivenia