Synsepalum msolo
Synsepalum msolo
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
A plant of the tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,800 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 16 - 31°c, but can tolerate 12 - 38°c[1]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 640 - 1,750mm, but tolerates 500 - 2,000mm[1]. Succeeds in full sun and in light shade[1]. Prefers a medium to light, well-drained soil[1]. Especially in the lower rainfall areas of its range, the tree is often found on soils with a permanent high groundwater table[2]. Prefers a pH in the range 5.5 - 7, tolerating 5 - 7.5[1]. A very slow-growing tree[2, 1]. Pollarding seems to increase the quantity of fruit the tree produces[2].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Synsepalum+msolo>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Ecocrop — http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home ↩︎Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.
- [2]World Agroforesty Centre — http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ ↩︎An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc.
- [3]Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania — Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. · Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. · 2002 · ISBN 9966-896-60-0 ↩︎A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants.