Strombosia grandifolia
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| Strombosia grandifolia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Olacaceae |
| Genus: | Strombosia |
| Species: | S. grandifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Strombosia grandifolia | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Strombosia grandifolia is an understorey tree native to West and Central Africa belonging to the family Olacaceae.
A medium-sized tree that is capable of reaching 25 metres (82 ft) in height, it has a short trunk that is up 6 metres (20 ft) high and a diameter that is up to 60 centimetres (24 in).[2] The crown is wide spreading while the bark is greyish to brown in colour,[3][4] and a slash that is reddish brown. Leaves have petioles that can reach 3 centimetres (1.2 in) long, they tend to have a shiny upper surface and are dark to pale green in colour. Leaflets are ovate, oblong or elliptic in shape, up to 30 centimetres (12 in) long and 16 metres (52 ft) wide, its base is cuneate to obtuse while top is acute to acuminate while edges are curved.[3] Flowers are arranged in axillary fascicles, up to 30 bunched together, and creamy or greenish in colour.[2]