| Pyrenacantha
malvifolia |
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| Author:
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Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler
1893 |
| Family: |
Icacinaceae |
| Habitat: |
Central
Africa |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
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Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
1,5
meter |
| Height: |
15
meters |
| Flower:
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Small.. |
| Reproduction: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Pop names:
|
Monkey chair. |
| Synonyms: |
Trematosperma
cordatum, Urban 1883 |
| Got
it from: |
Erkelens-Golkrath,
Germany |
| Year: |
2003 |
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This member of the Icacinaceae family was described by Heinrich Gustav
Adolf Engler. It is
found in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania, growing in grit on hill-sides with
little water and
lots of sun. The caudex can grow to one and a half meter in diameter! The stems
15 meters high.
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The extreme small flowers.
The common but sterile
fruits.
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Kingdom |
SubKingdom |
SuperDivision |
Division |
SubDivision |
Class |
SubClass |
SuperOrder |
Order |
Family |
Genus |
Species |
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PLANTAE |
Tracheophyta |
Spermatophytes |
Magnoliophyta |
Magnoliophytina
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Rosopsida |
Rosidae |
Celestranae |
Aquifoliales |
Icacinaceae |
Pyrenacantha |
malvifolia |
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