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Triplochiton scleroxylon

Flowering Plants

Triplochiton scleroxylon is a tree in the genus Triplochiton of the family Malvaceae, native to tropical West Africa. It is known by various regional names, including African whitewood and abachi, obeche in Nigeria, wawa in Ghana, ayous in Cameroon, and sambawawa in Ivory Coast. The tree is recognized as the official state tree of Ekiti State in Nigeria. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Triplochiton scleroxylon 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 3
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Malvaceae, Taxa
Source Triplochiton scleroxylon (Wikidata)
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Found In

Benin

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Cameroon

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Central African Republic

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Equatorial Guinea

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Gabon

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Ghana

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Guinea

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Liberia

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Nigeria

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Sierra Leone

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Togo

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Sources
1. Triplochiton scleroxylon (Wikipedia)
lead sentence (diet), EntityId 388451
Quote, lead sentence (diet), EntityId 388451
Triplochiton scleroxylon is a tree of the genus Triplochiton of the family Malvaceae.
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2. Plants For A Future: Triplochiton scleroxylon
Plants For A Future
  • Medicinal Uses
    The plant is used in traditional medicine to treat oedemas and as an anodyne.
  • Habitats
    Lowland half-deciduous forest; abandoned cultivated ground in transition zone between rain- and half-deciduous forest; old secondary forests
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3. Triplochiton scleroxylon (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q137952 (P225 taxon name)
  • Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q137952
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Malvaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Malvales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12420
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12420
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Malvales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Malvaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 67980
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 67980
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Malvales","family":"Malvaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"锦葵科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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