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Uapaca acuminata
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Uapaca acuminata

Uapaca acuminata

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitTree
Growth—

A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[1].

Propagation

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

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Uapaca (Phyllanthaceae) in the Guineo-Congolian forest region: a synoptic revision — Breteler F. J. · Royal Botanical Society of Belgium · 2013 · http://dx.doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.2013.770 · ISBN 2032-3913 ↩︎A revision of the west African members of the genus Uapaca
  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.
  3. [3]Tropical Timbers of the World. Ag. Handbook No. 607. — Chudnoff. Martin. · USDA Forest Service. Wisconsin. · 1984 ↩︎Terse details on the properties of the wood of almost 400 species of trees from the Tropics.