Thespesia garckeana F.Hoffm.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Thespesia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 8.572-10m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.03 - 0.04
Mature height (meter) 8.57 - 10.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.9
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Wooded grasslands, open woodlands and thickets. Found in all types of woodland at elevations up to 1,700 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food bee plant charcoal environmental use fiber fodder food fuel gene source gum invertebrate food material medicinal ornamental social use wood
Edible barks fruits leaves seeds
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°) 15 - 30
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Thespesia garckeana leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Thespesia garckeana leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Thespesia garckeana leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Thespesia garckeana flower picture by Steve Morris (cc-by-sa)
Thespesia garckeana flower picture by Steve Morris (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Thespesia garckeana world distribution map, present in Angola, Burundi, Botswana, Mozambique, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Chad, Tanzania, United Republic of, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Thespesia garckeana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:564703-1
WFO ID wfo-0000455942
COL ID 7BWLP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Thespesia hockii Thespesia rogersii Thespesia debeerstii Azanza garckeana Bupariti dcheerstii Bupariti garckeana Bupariti hockii Bupariti rogersii Bupariti trilobata Thespesia trilobata Shantzia garckeana Thespesia garckeana

Lower taxons

Thespesia garckeana var. schliebenii