Uvaria ovata (Dc.) Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Annonaceae > Uvaria

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 2.5 m high. The fruit are round or oval. They are 4 cm long by 2 cm wide. They are sweet and edible.
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Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.25
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Environment

Mainly in savannah areas. The subsp, ovata is found in coastal thickets, sometimes forming pure stands, often on gravelly soil; the subsp. Afzeliana is found in rocky places in forests on hills.
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A tropical plant. It grows in savannah areas in West Africa.
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Usage

Uses food material
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60456774-2
WFO ID wfo-0000416439
COL ID 7F6JW
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Synonyms

Uva globosa Uvaria ovata Uva ovata Unona ovata Uva schumacheri Uvaria globosa Uvaria ovata subsp. ovata

Lower taxons

Uvaria ovata subsp. afzeliana