Salacia cornifolia Hook. f. |
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Protologue : Niger Fl. 281 (1849)  |
Information on the genus : Salacia |
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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 : |
Liane 3 - >20 m tall, glabrous; internodes cylindrical or angular, smooth, olive green when dry. Fruit pulp sweet, edible. |
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Ecology : |
Evergreen forests, sublittoral forest edges on sand; sometimes in rain-forest but rare and scattered. 0-750 m alt. |
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Leaf petioles often galled; galls rounded, 1-5 mm. |
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Not in Tanzania (= S. orientalis). |
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More info on : |
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
see under The International Plant Name Index |
see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
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Record n°78382 |
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