Tessmannia africana Harms

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Tessmannia

Characteristics

Large forest tree, to 160 ft. high; with tall straight cylindrical bole
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Filaments white.
Petals white
Calyx green
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 44.38
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rain-forest on firm ground; rather common in Yangambi region (Zaire); evergreen or not; stream sides; at elevations from 200-800 metres
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal social use wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Tessmannia africana world distribution map, present in Angola, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea

Conservation status

Tessmannia africana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:521082-1
WFO ID wfo-0000170937
COL ID 55JHG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Tessmannia claessensii Tessmannia africana