Trichoscypha longifolia Engl.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Anacardiaceae > Trichoscypha

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 16 m high. It has a clean trunk and no buttresses. The fruit are in grape-like clusters. They have a sap that blackens and stains. The seed kernels are oily and edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 17.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in the forest in West Africa.
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Moist evergreen forests.
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Usage

Uses food gene source material medicinal wood
Edible fruits nuts seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Trichoscypha longifolia world distribution map, present in Liberia and Sierra Leone

Conservation status

Trichoscypha longifolia threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:71880-1
WFO ID wfo-0001236719
COL ID 58JWL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Dupuisia longifolius Trichoscypha longifolia Dupuisia longifolia Sorindeia longifolia Sorindeia afzelii