Turraeanthus africanus (welw. ex C.dc.) Pellegr.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Meliaceae > Turraeanthus

Characteristics

Fruit a yellow fleshy capsule with 4–5 seeds
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Bark whitish or yellowish, fissured
Slash pale yellow, strongly scented
A forest tree, 40–110 ft. high
Flowers white or yellowish
Heavy dark green foliage
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Growth form tree
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 25.0
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Environment

An understorey to canopy tree in lowland evergreen forest and moist semideciduous forest, often in humid localities along streams and on the margins of poorly drained meadows and swamps; occasionally to 1,500 metres.
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Often gregarious, especially in moist places.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-9
Soil texture 1-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses charcoal medicinal tea wood
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

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Distribution

Turraeanthus africanus world distribution map, present in Angola, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:579875-1
WFO ID wfo-0001083600
COL ID 59QBY
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Synonyms

Turraeanthus africanus