Xylopia staudtii
| Xylopia staudtii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Xylopia |
| Species: | X. staudtii
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| Binomial name | |
| Xylopia staudtii Engler & Diels
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Xylopia staudtii Engl & Diels is a tall tree within the Annonaceae family, it can grow up to 50 meters tall, the tallest height of the African Xylopia trees.[1] It occurs in forest and freshwater swamps in West Africa.[2]
Description
The species has a straight and slender trunk with branching stilts roots and sometimes stilted peg-roots or pneumatophores,[2] its diameter as measured by the d.b.h. can be up to 80 cm.[1] Larger, somewhat leathery and discolourous leaf blades, paler abaxially, measures between 5.1 -11.8 long and 2.0 - 5.6 cm wide.[1] Leaf-blades are oblanceolate to obovate and sometimes elliptical outlined, blunt to acuminate apex, cuneate at the base, and decurrent on petiole.[1] Fruits, up to 5 borne on a pedicel, green exterior and scarlet interior, oblong shaped, thick walled and sparsely pubescent to glabrate.[1]
Distribution
Occurs in West and Central Africa in high forest or swampy forest zones. Species is widely spread in the Takamanda Reserve in Cameroun.[1]
Uses
Locals use stem bark extracts to treat dysentery in Cameroun and cold in Côte d'Ivoire.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Johnson, David M.; Murray, Nancy A. (2018-04-24). "A revision of Xylopia L. (Annonaceae): the species of Tropical Africa". PhytoKeys (97): 1–252. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.97.20975. ISSN 1314-2003.
- ^ a b Jeník, J. (1970). "Root system of tropical trees. 4. The stilted peg-roots of Xylopia staudtii Engl. et Diels". S2CID 83090570. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- ^ Nguiam, Michel Pouofo; Wouamba, Steven Collins Njonte; Longo, Frida; Kamkumo, Raceline Gounoue; Kenne Foweda, Larissa Donji; Dzeufiet, Paul Desire Djomeni; Ndjakou, Bruno Lenta; Sewald, Norbert; Boyom, Fabrice Fekam; Kouam, Simeon Fogue; Dimo, Theophile (2021). "Antibacterial and antishigellosis activity of Xylopia staudtii (engl. & diels), Annonaceae". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 280: 114406. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2021.114406. PMID 34245833.
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