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Accession Data:

Synsepalum msolo (Engl.) T.D.Penn.

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Sapotaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: W. Trop. Africa to Tanzania

  • Description: syn. Pachystela msolo Engl.
  • Uses: The fruit pulp of P. msolo is edible. The tree is reputed to produce good-quality poles for construction.1
  • USDA Zone: 10b-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201200077
  • Source: Chad Husby - Montgomery BC
  • Provenance: Montgomery BC #92132
  • Accession Date: 12-20-2012
  • Bench: 0 - unassigned location
    • Currently: active - new growth
    • Qty: 0 confirmed on 06-29-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: asterids
  • Order: Ericales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Sapotaceae
  • SubFamily: Chrysophylloideae
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014

References (internal):

  • Edible Plants
  • Plants with Edible Fruits
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Benin / Ghana / Ivory Coast / Cameroon / Congo / Gabon / Zaire / Kenya / Tanzania / Uganda

References (external):

  1. AgroForestryTree Database - accessed 20 December 2012
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 26 February 2015.
  3. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 26 February 2015.

data regenerated on Sat, 29 Jun 2024 13:27:03 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Sapotaceae

Subfamily Chrysophylloideae

  • Pouteria campechiana
  • Synsepalum dulcificum
  • Synsepalum msolo

Subfamily Sapotoideae
Tribe Sapoteae

  • Manilkara zapota
  • Manilkara zapota
W/C = Wild Collected
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