Treculia africana
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Taxon |
Family |
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Treculia africana Decne |
Moraceae |
Common names: African breadfruit, wild jackfruit, African boxwood
Synonyms: Treculia affona N.E.Br., Treculia africana var. nitida Engl., Treculia africana var. engleriana (De Wild. et Th.Dur.) Engl., Ficus whytei Stapf., Treculia erinacea A. Chev., Treculia dewevrei De Wild. et Th.Dur., Ficus welsitschii Miq.
Life form: tree (evergreen)
Biology/Ecology:
Dispersal: Small animals disperse seeds by eating the ripe fruit when it falls to the floor.
Reproduction: Evergreen tree, starts producing flowers after four years. Male and female flowers are usually separate. Flowers are brown-yellow. Fruit is very large and contains many 1 cm long orange seeds.
Herbivores: No information available.
Resistant stages: No information available.
Habitat:
Native habitat: Riverine forest, moist and swampy forest.
Habitat occupied in invaded range: No information available.
Habitat requirements:
Tropical and subtropical climates, tolerates a wide variety of climatic conditions.
| Altitude | Below 1500 metres. |
| Light | Fairly shade tolerant. |
| Temperature | No information available. |
| Annual rainfall | No information available. |
| Soil | Grows in a wide variety of soil conditions. |
Distribution:
Native to tropical Africa
Introduced range: Present in the East Usambaras, although the species may be native to Tanzania.
Impacts:
Ecosystem: No information available.
Health, social and economic: No information available.
Management:
Mechanical: No information available.
Chemical: No information available.
Biological: No information available.
References:
World Agroforestry Centre. Treculia africana. AgroForestryTree Database, World Agroforestry Centre. Available from http://www.worldagroforestry.org/sea/Products/AFDbases/AF/asp/SpeciesInfo.asp?SpID=1651 (Accessed October 2006).
Forestry Compendium, 2005. Treculia africana. CAB International. Available from http://www.cabicompendium.org/NamesLists/FC/Full/TRECAF.htm (Accessed October 2006).
Last updated October 2006
