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Pterygota mildbraedii
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Pterygota mildbraedii

Pterygota mildbraedii

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitDeciduous Tree
GrowthFast

In north-western Katanga (DR Congo), where the mean average annual temperature is 24°c, with mean maxima of 30.5°c and mean minima of 17°c; with about 1,500mm mean annual rainfall and a dry season of 4 months; it is a common tree in climax vegetation on red alluvial soil, in association with Klainedoxa gabonensis, but is very rare on base-rich volcanic soils[1]. A fast-growing tree[1]. Trees may be managed by pollarding and coppicing[1]..

Propagation

Seed - germinates readily and no seed treatment is needed[1]. Wildlings may also be used for planting[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Pterygota+mildbraedii>

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]African Flowering Plants Database — Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. · http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php ↩︎Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.