Trichilia adolfi Harms

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Meliaceae > Trichilia

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 20 m high. The trunk is round but can be fluted near the base. The bark is grey and develops scales in thin irregular patches. The leaves are compound with leaflets along the stalks and one at the end. The leaves are The flowers are yellow. The fruit is a capsule.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet evergreen forest between 800-1,000 m altitude in Costa Rica.
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Usage

The fleshy layer around the seeds is eaten.
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Edible arils fruits
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Images

Leaf

Trichilia adolfi leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Trichilia adolfi leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Trichilia adolfi leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Trichilia adolfi flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Trichilia adolfi flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Trichilia adolfi fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Trichilia adolfi fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Trichilia adolfi fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Trichilia adolfi world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Trichilia adolfi threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:256778-2
WFO ID wfo-0001083430
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Synonyms

Trichilia adolfi