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Letestua durissima
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Letestua durissima

Letestua durissima

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

The sawdust can have an irritant effect[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitTree
Growth—

Not known

Propagation

Seed - should be sown fresh, when the germination rate will often be virtually 100% within 7 - 30 days[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Letestua+durissima>

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]Tropix 7 — CIRAD · http://tropix.cirad.fr/en ↩︎An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees.