Uapaca — 13 species

Botanical species in the genus Uapaca recorded in the PlantPeers database.

Uapaca acuminata
Edible

Uapaca acuminata

Uapaca acuminata

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Cultivation

A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.

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Uapaca ferruginea
Edible

Uapaca ferruginea

Uapaca ferruginea

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Cultivation

A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.

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Uapaca guineensis
EdibleMedicinal

Uapaca guineensis

Uapaca guineensis

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Cultivation

A plant of the moist to wet tropics. Seedlings are fairly fast growing, both in shade or in full sun, and even in relatively dry localities. They may become 4 - 5 metres tall in 6 years.

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Uapaca heudelotii
EdibleMedicinal

Uapaca heudelotii

Uapaca heudelotii

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Cultivation

A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.

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Uapaca kirkiana
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Uapaca kirkiana

Uapaca kirkiana

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Cultivation

The plant is are found wild at an altitude of 500 - 2,000 metres in the tropics. It grows best where the mean annual temperature is within the range of 18 - 24°c, though it tolerates 12 - 32°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall of 700 - 1,500mm, but can tolerate 500 - 2,000mm.

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Uapaca mole

Uapaca mole

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Cultivation

A plant of low to moderate elevations in the moist tropics. The tree responds well to pollarding and coppicing. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seeds are required.

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Edible

Uapaca niangadoumae

Uapaca niangadoumae

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Cultivation

A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.

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Uapaca nitida
Edible

Uapaca nitida

Uapaca nitida

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Cultivation

A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.

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Edible

Uapaca pynaertii

Uapaca pynaertii

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Cultivation

A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.

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Uapaca sansibarica

Uapaca sansibarica

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Cultivation

The brownish yellow clusters of fruit are produced mainly on the old wood. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.

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Edible

Uapaca staudtii

Uapaca staudtii

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Cultivation

A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.

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Uapaca togoensis
Edible

Uapaca togoensis

Uapaca togoensis

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Cultivation

A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.

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Edible

Uapaca vanhouttei

Uapaca vanhouttei

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Cultivation

A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.

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