Uapaca staudtii Pax

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Phyllanthaceae > Uapaca

Characteristics

A tree. It grows to 30 m high. The trunk is often short and crooked. It has stilt roots. The leaves are elongated and 20-50 cm long by 3-15 cm wide. They narrow towards the base. The fruit is fleshy and yellow.
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Tree to 90 ft. high, with stilt-roots
Flowers white or pale yellowish.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 27.43
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Along streams and coastal forests, sometimes in almost pure stands. Sometimes it is regarded as a fresh-water mangrove. Swamp forest at elevations from sea level to 710 metres.
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A tropical plant. It grows along streams and in coastal forests in West Africa. It is sometimes considered a freshwater mangrove.
In swamp forest
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses charcoal food material medicinal timber wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Sweetener (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Uapaca staudtii world distribution map, present in Gabon and Nigeria

Conservation status

Uapaca staudtii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:358174-1
WFO ID wfo-0000329111
COL ID 7DBZT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Uapaca staudtii