Moraceae
Trilepisium

Trilepisium madagascariense DC.

First published in Prodr. 2: 639 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa to Limpopo, Madagascar. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Moraceae, C. C. Berg. Flora Zambesiaca 9:6. 1991

Morphology General Habit
Tree up to 25(40) m. tall.
Morphology Leaves
Leaf lamina elliptic to oblong or subobovate to oblanceolate, 2–12(18) x 1.5–6.5(8) cm., subcoriaceous; apex acuminate, base ± broadly cuneate, margin entire; both surfaces glabrous; lateral veins 4–10(12) pairs, with the tertiary venation reticulate; petiole 3–15 mm. long; stipules 2–12 mm. long, glabrous, caducous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences 0.5–0.8(1) cm. in diam.; peduncle 0.2–1.5 cm. long, increasing to 2.3 cm. long in fruit.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Anthers 0.2–0.8 mm. long, filaments 2–10 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Stigma
Stigmas 2–8 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits Infructescences
Infructescence ovoid to ellipsoid, 1.2–1.8 cm. in diam.
[FZ]

Moraceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. 1958

Morphology General Habit
A forest tree, up to 100 ft. high
Morphology Trunk Buttresses
Narrow buttresses
Morphology General Bark
Smooth pale bark
Morphology General Exudate
Exuding a white latex which rapidly changes to orange and finally red
Morphology Branches
Branchlets with circular leaf-scars.
[FWTA]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0