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Dicraeopetalum mahafaliense

Dicraeopetalum mahafaliense

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitDeciduous Tree
Growth—

A plant of the tropical lowlands, growing in sub-arid areas at elevations up to 250 metres. Restricted to sandy and rocky soils over limestone in the wild[1, 2]. Established plants are very drought tolerant[2]. A slow-growing tree[1]. The tree often resprouts from the base when cut down to the ground[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Dicraeopetalum+mahafaliense>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
  2. [2]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.