Terminalia scutifera Planch. ex M.A.Lawson

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Combretaceae > Terminalia

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 10m high.
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Growth form tree
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 10.0
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Environment

Coastal habitats, with mangrove swamp vegetation or freshwater swamp forest just above the high tide line. Foreshore and upper littoral, withstanding inundation at spring high-tides.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses dye fiber material medicinal wood
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Terminalia scutifera world distribution map, present in Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Sierra Leone

Conservation status

Terminalia scutifera threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:171382-1
WFO ID wfo-0000408566
COL ID 7C3JB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 841923
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Synonyms

Myrobalanus scutifera Terminalia scutifera