Triumfetta tomentosa Bojer ex Bouton

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Triumfetta

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 3 m tall. The stems are 4-7 mm across.
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More or less tomentose all over
An undershrub, 2–5 ft.
Flowers yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Forests, swamp margins, bushland, fallows, along the sides of roads and as a weed of cultivated land; at elevations from sea level to 2,400 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 2,400 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The stems and green bark are used ti make soup and sauces.
Uses animal food fiber food fuel gene source material medicinal wood
Edible barks stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Triumfetta tomentosa world distribution map, present in Angola, Burundi, Benin, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Botswana, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Guinea, Indonesia, India, Kenya, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Malawi, Malaysia, Namibia, Philippines, Rwanda, Singapore, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Viet Nam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:836005-1
WFO ID wfo-0001142653
COL ID 595RY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 706890
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Synonyms

Triumfetta holosericea Triumfetta pseudocana Triumfetta ruhengerensis Triumfetta tomentosa