| Strombosia scheffleri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Olacaceae |
| Genus: | Strombosia |
| Species: | S. scheffleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Strombosia scheffleri | |
Strombosia scheffleri is a medium-sized tree that is native to Tropical Africa, the species is sometimes planted as a shade tree in coffee and cocoa plantations. It belongs to the family Olacaceae .
Strombosia scheffleri grows up to 25 to 35 meters tall with a straight trunk that is sometimes buttressed at the base. [1] The bark is light brown to greyish or yellowish green in color and flaky, while the slash is creamy revealing a reddish inner bark; its stems tend to hang downwards. [2] Leaves are opposite and have petioles; leaflets are broaldly elliptic in outline, up to 20 cm long and 9 cm wide. [2] Inflorescence are arranged in axillary fascicles with flowers that are greenish yellow in color. Fruit is a subglobose berry, up to 1.9 to 2.5 cm in diameter. [2] The plant's fruiting season is between May and September. [3]
Occurs in Tropical Africa in the Guinea-Congolian biographical region eastwards to southern Sudan and southwards to Mozambique. [4] [5] Found in Afromontane rain forests and gallery forest. [5]
The fruits and seeds are eaten by red colobus monkeys, blue monkeys, mangabays, and redtail monkeys while seeds are generally dispersed over long distances by bats. [3]
It is planted as a shade tree in banana, coffee and cocoa plantations. [1]
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