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Useful Tropical Plants

Adenanthera mantaroa

Villiers

Fabaceae

+ Synonyms

Common Name:

Adenanthera mantaroa
Tree growing in native habitat
Photograph by: Chris Birkinshaw
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Adenanthera mantaroa Adenanthera mantaroa Adenanthera mantaroa

General Information

Adenanthera mantaroa is a deciduous tree growing 20 - 30 metres tall. The straight bole can be 40 - 100cm in diameter[
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Title
Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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http://www.prota.org
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Description
An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Title
Adansonia Vol. 16
Publication
Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Tome 16
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris.
Year
1994
ISBN
0240-8937
Description
A botanical magazine containing a range of articles, including a revision of a section of the genus Danais. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
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The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

728
Title
Adansonia Vol. 16
Publication
Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Tome 16
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris.
Year
1994
ISBN
0240-8937
Description
A botanical magazine containing a range of articles, including a revision of a section of the genus Danais. It can be downloaded from the Internet.

Range

Africa - eastern Madagascar.

Habitat

Evergreen forest on lateritic soils, at elevations up to 1,100 metres[
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Title
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Year
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Description
An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Properties

Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitDeciduous Tree
Height25.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details


Found in the wild on lateritic soils[
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Title
Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
Publication
 
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Year
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Description
An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The wood is used locally for construction and making canoes[
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Title
Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.prota.org
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Propagation

Seed -
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