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Family: ICACINACEAE 

 Pyrenacantha malvifolia
 
  
Author:  Engler 1893
Family:  Icacinaceae
Habitat:  Central Africa
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Maximum
Thickness:  1,5 meter
Height:  15 meters
Flower:  Small..
Reproduction:  Seeds/Cuttings
Pop names:  Monkey chair.
Synonyms:  (by mistake?): Pyrenacantha malvaefolia (IPNI) Also known as Trematosperma cordatum, Urban 1883
Got it from:  Erkelens-Golkrath, Germany
Year:  2003

   This member of the Icacinaceae family was described by Engeler. 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.

The extreme small flowers.

The common but sterile fruits.

Kingdom SubKingdom SuperDivision Division SubDivision Class SubClass SuperOrder Order Family Genus Species
PLANTAE Tracheophyta Spermatophytes Magnoliophyta Magnoliophytina

Rosopsida

Rosidae

Celestranae

Aquifoliales

Icacinaceae Pyrenacantha  malvifolia