Pterygota macrocarpa K.Schum.

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Synonyms: Pterygota cordifolia A.Chev.
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Status: Native
Description:
Large tree, up to 35 m tall, with buttressed trunk.
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Derivation of specific name: macrocarpa: with large fruit.
Habitat: In evergreen forest, semideciduous forest and gallery forest.
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Worldwide distribution: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Central African Republic and DR Congo.
Botanical divisions: II,IV,VI
Growth form(s): Tree.
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Literature:

Germain, R. & Bamps, P. (1963). Sterculiaceae Flore du Congo du Ruanda et du Burundi Volume X Page 265.


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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pterygota macrocarpa
African Plant Database: Pterygota macrocarpa
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pterygota macrocarpa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pterygota macrocarpa
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Pterygota macrocarpa
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iNaturalist: Pterygota macrocarpa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pterygota macrocarpa
JSTOR Plant Science: Pterygota macrocarpa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pterygota macrocarpa
Plants of the World Online: Pterygota macrocarpa
Tropicos: Pterygota macrocarpa
Wikipedia: Pterygota macrocarpa


Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-26

The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Pterygota macrocarpa.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=264010, retrieved 27 June 2026

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