| Triplochiton scleroxylon K.Schum. |
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| Family : MALVACEAE |
Protologue : Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 331 (1900) |
| Information on the genus : Triplochiton |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Deciduous tree 30-65 m; bole 2 m ?and 7 m in girth, with large, winged buttresses to 6-8 m high; bole straight or twisted, groved, clear to 20-25 m hight; flowering when leafless. |
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| Ecology : |
Lowland half-deciduous forest; abandoned cultivated ground in transition zone between rain- and half-deciduous forest; old secondary forests. – Growth rapid. In light. Rare in the wettest areas. One of the most exploited species for timber. |
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
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| Record n°121127 |
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