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Useful Tropical Plants

Cleistopholis glauca

Pierre ex Engl. & Diels

Annonaceae

+ Synonyms

Cleistopholis bequaerti De Wild.

Cleistopholis grandiflora De Wild.

Cleistopholis lucens De Wild.

Common Name:

Cleistopholis glauca
Base of the trunk
Photograph by: Scamperdale
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General Information

Cleistopholis glauca is a tree growing 10 - 35 metres tall. The bole can be 80cm in diameter[
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African Flowering Plants Database
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Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
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Description
Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
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The wood is harvested from the wild for local use and export.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

West tropical Africa - Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, DR Congo

Habitat

Rain-forest, secondary thickets and along riversides at elevations from sea level to 200 metres[
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Title
African Flowering Plants Database
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Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
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Description
Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
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Ecocrop
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Properties

Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitTree
Height25.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

A plant of the moist, lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 200 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 28 - 36°c, but can tolerate 20 - 39°c[
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Prefers a sunny position. Succeeds in a well-drained, light to medium soil[
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Ecocrop
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Annual wood production potential is 25-40 m3/ha[
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Ecocrop
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http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home
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Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The wood is used[
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Propagation

Seed -
Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-10-11. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cleistopholis+glauca>

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