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Useful Tropical Plants

Mendoravia dumaziana

Capuron

Fabaceae

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General Information

Mendoravia dumaziana is a tree up to 25 m tall; bole up to 30 cm and more in diameter[
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Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.
This species has not been evaluated by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. However, it is restricted to a small area of lowland evergreen forest in valleys and on hillsides, and is certainly liable to genetic erosion[
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Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

Africa - southeastern Madagascar

Habitat

Lowland, evergreen forests at elevations up to 100 metres[
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Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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http://www.prota.org
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An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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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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Properties

HabitTree
Height20.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details


Found in the wild on lateritic soils[
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http://www.prota.org
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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 very hard and durable, but reportedly easy to work. It is used for construction and carpentry[
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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.
].

Propagation

Seed -
Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-12-12. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Mendoravia+dumaziana>

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