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Monodora laurentii

Monodora laurentii
Photo: The botanical illustration is attributed to A. (Alphonse) d'Apreval, printed by J. Minot, published in E. de Wildeman (1, Public domain
Family
Annonaceae (Annon family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Native range
WC. Trop. Africa
Climate
wet tropical

About

Monodora laurentii is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo. Émile De Wildeman, the Belgian botanist who first formally described the species, named it after Marcel Laurent, the Belgian botanist who collected many plant specimens in the regions along the Congo River.

Where it grows

It has been observed growing in lowland rain forests at elevations from 400 to 500 meters (1,300 to 1,600 ft).

Other Monodora plants

Monodora angolensis · Monodora carolinae · Monodora crispata · Monodora globiflora · Monodora grandidieri · Monodora hastipetala · Green-apple · Monodora minor · Calabash nutmeg · Oval Green Apple · African Nutmeg · Yellow Flower Nutmeg

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Monodora laurentii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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