Malacantha alnifolia (Baker) Pierre

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Ericales (56)

        Family: Sapotaceae (6)(family description)

          Genus: Malacantha (1)

            Epithet: alnifolia (Baker) Pierre (2)

alnifolia => alder-leaved

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: orange, yellow

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World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [1086] Commercial Timbers - Malacantha alnifolia Pierre (Aningré blanc) - Commercial timbers: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval.

• [18] Arbonnier, M. (2004): Trees, shrubs and lianas of West African dry zones. CIRAD, Paris, France; Margraf, Weikersheim, Germany; MNHN, Paris, France.