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Information on the genus : Salacia |
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Status
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Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
=Salacia pelophila Louis |
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Ecology and distribution |
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Biology : |
Erect shrub 1,5-5 m tall (? and more); branches ±spreading in a regular crown; young internodes smooth, olive, greenish; petals purple-black, stamens orange; fruit orange with darker spots or lines, smooth, without ridges, ± round, 1,5-3 cm diam. |
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Ecology : |
Rain-forests (undergrowth or edges), sometimes periodically flooded or swampy, or with lianes; high forest.to 1600 m alt |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- Cat. Pl. Vasc. Burkina Faso:178 (2012)
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More info on : |
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
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Record n°78422 |
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