Xylopia arenaria
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| Internal ID | UUID644046bb8a9df058302941 |
| Scientific name | Xylopia arenaria |
| Authority | Engl. |
| First published in | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 159 (1904) |
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Xylopia arenaria is a plant species found in Kenya and Tanzania, named after its growth in sandy areas. It is a shrub or tree with papery to leathery leaves and inflorescences with 1-2 flowers. The flowers have 6 petals, 70-200 stamens, and 6-11 carpels. The fruit is oblong and contains up to 3 dark brown seeds. Xylopia arenaria is known to be used in traditional medicine to treat epilepsy. It grows in sandy soil in forests and bushlands at elevations of 30-500 meters. Its pollen is shed as permanent tetrads.
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- Extinct
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East Tropical Africa
- Kenya
- Tanzania
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East Tropical Africa
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Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0001066258 |
| Tropicos | 1601954 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:76065-1 |
| The Plant List | tro-1601954 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 3867942 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 2695422 |
| IUCN Red List | 158366 |
| IPNI | 76065-1 |
| iNaturalist | 444894 |
| GBIF | 3157120 |
| EOL | 304934 |
| Wikipedia | Xylopia_arenaria |
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