Balsamocitrus dawei
Stapf
Rutaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Balsamocitrus dawei is a deciduous tree, usually growing 6 - 21 metres tall, occasionally to 25 metres[
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- African Flowering Plants Database
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We have no clear information on the uses of this species, but it would seem that the fruit is likely to be edible, whilst the wood is also used.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
East tropical Africa - Uganda.
Habitat
Rainforests at elevations from 600 - 1,500 metres[
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- African Flowering Plants Database
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- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
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- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
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Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Deciduous Tree |
| Height | 16.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Established plants should be tolerant of some drought[
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- Trade Winds Fruit
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- The on-line catalogue of a company selling seeds. Gives descriptions, photos and uses of a very wide range of fruit and other food-producing plants plus ornamentals.
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Edible Uses
The flesh is presumably edible and has a highly aromatic scent much like the bael fruit[
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- The on-line catalogue of a company selling seeds. Gives descriptions, photos and uses of a very wide range of fruit and other food-producing plants plus ornamentals.
]. The yellow-orange, ovoid to globose fruit is up to 13cm long and 11cm wide[
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- University of California Riverside. Citrus Variety Collection
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- http://www.citrusvariety.ucr.edu/citrus/alphabetical.html
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- A series of fact sheets about various Citrus species and related species, plus varieties. Good photographs, some helpful information on uses.
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Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The yellow-white wood is even-grained. It is difficult to saw, planing badly, but turning well, taking a good polish, nailing badly but not splitting[
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- University of California Riverside. Citrus Variety Collection
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- http://www.citrusvariety.ucr.edu/citrus/alphabetical.html
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- A series of fact sheets about various Citrus species and related species, plus varieties. Good photographs, some helpful information on uses.
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Propagation
Seed -
The plant is most easily propagated by grafting onto seedlings of Afraegle chevalieri[
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- African Flowering Plants Database
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- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
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- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
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- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
].
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
