Triplochiton scleroxylon K.Schum.

• Region

  Africa

• Country

  Ghana

• State/Province

  Ashanti

• Locality

  Bobiri Forest Reserve

• Coordinates

  6.63, -1.28

• Location Notes

  [Africa]

• Distribution

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THE NEH YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Ptants of Ghana
No. 23
Trid1ochiton seieroxvlon
STERCULIACEAE
•GHANA. Ashanti: Sekyere. Bobiri Forest
Reserve. 6*38'«, 1°17*W. Moist
semi-deciduous forest with many 1ianas.
Humus of topsoil up to 20cm deep. Avg.of
1500mm/y rain.
Large, deciduous tree with glabrous twigs
that have rings at nodes, 71m tall.
, Straight, cylindrical bole. Large, tall,
narrow buttresses. Thick, fibrous, smooth
bark, flaky when old. Slash light yellow,
grayish-yellow, or cream-colored, turning
brown. Maple-like, glabrous, palmate leaves.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04960597
S. Kisseadoo
2 Oct 1988
Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation
04960597