Trichoscypha lucens Oliv.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Anacardiaceae > Trichoscypha

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 6.5 m high or can be 25 m high. The trunk can be 15-35 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.5
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Environment

Rain-forest; forest gallery; evergreen forest; forest relics on sandy soil; swampy forests; dry secondary forest; regrowth; bush with Dissotis leonensis; at elevations from 5-2,000 metres.
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A tropical plant. It grows in closed forest in West Africa.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit pulp is sweet when ripe and can be eaten.
Uses food gene source material medicinal wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Trichoscypha lucens world distribution map, present in Angola, Burundi, Benin, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Trichoscypha lucens threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:71882-1
WFO ID wfo-0000409807
COL ID 58JWN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Trichoscypha kwangoensis Trichoscypha ledermannii Trichoscypha coriacea Trichoscypha diversifoliolata Trichoscypha ealaensis Trichoscypha liketensis Trichoscypha parvifoliolata Trichoscypha submontana Trichoscypha volubilis Trichoscypha rhoifolia Trichoscypha pallidiflora Trichoscypha oba Sorindeia lucens Trichoscypha alba Trichoscypha ulugurensis subsp. submontana Trichoscypha lucens Trichoscypha yapoensis Trichoscypha albiflora Trichoscypha chevalieri