Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Sapindales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
tuberculata
ID:
1084273

Status:
valid

Authors:
C.DC.

Source:
tro

Year:
1878

Citation Micro:
Monogr. Phan. 1: 711 (1878)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001083611



Common Names

  • Trichilia tuberculata
  • Tuberculate Trichilia
  • Tuberculate Chicle


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Description

Trichilia tuberculata (also called Brown Trichilia, among many other common names) is a medium-sized tree with a rounded crown, native to tropical America and the Caribbean. It grows in humid forests, from sea level to 1,500 m. It has a smooth, grey bark and its leaves are alternate, oblong-lanceolate, and glossy green.

Uses & Benefits

Trichilia tuberculata is used as a timber tree in the Caribbean and Central America. It is also used for fuelwood, charcoal, and in traditional medicine.

Cultivars, Varieties & Sub-species

Trichilia tuberculata sub. lanceolata (C.DC.) T.D.Penn.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Trichilia tuberculata has small, white flowers and small, black seeds. The seedlings are small and have a single leaf.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Trichilia tuberculata is a slow-growing evergreen tree that prefers full sun to partial shade. It is drought-tolerant but does best with regular watering. Propagation is by seed or cuttings.

Where to Find Trichilia tuberculata

Trichilia tuberculata can be found in tropical Africa, from Senegal to Uganda.

Species in the Trichilia genus

Trichilia gamopetala, Trichilia glabra, Trichilia gilletii, Trichilia gilgiana, Trichilia heudelotii, Trichilia elegans, Trichilia dregeana, Trichilia elsae, Trichilia discolor, Trichilia florbranca, Trichilia fasciculata, Trichilia humblotii, Trichilia euneura, Trichilia emetica, Trichilia hirta, Trichilia megalantha, Trichilia mazanensis, Trichilia maynasiana, Trichilia micrantha, Trichilia martiana, Trichilia martineaui, Trichilia monadelpha, Trichilia inaequilatera, Trichilia lepidota, Trichilia lecointei, Trichilia catigua, Trichilia capitata, Trichilia breviflora, Trichilia cipo, Trichilia americana, Trichilia acuminata, Trichilia trifolia, Trichilia retusa, Trichilia pleeana, Trichilia pittieri, Trichilia prieureana, Trichilia tomentosa, Trichilia quadrivalvis, Trichilia quadrijuga, Trichilia oligantha, Trichilia pallida, Trichilia pallens, Trichilia singularis, Trichilia surinamensis, Trichilia tessmannii, Trichilia taubertiana, Trichilia septentrionalis, Trichilia rubra, Trichilia zewaldae, Trichilia welwitschii,

Species in the Meliaceae family

Aglaia cooperae, Aglaia agglomerata, Aglaia aherniana, Aglaia amplexicaulis, Aglaia angustifolia, Aglaia apiocarpa, Aglaia archboldiana, Aglaia argentea, Aglaia australiensis, Aglaia barbanthera, Aglaia basiphylla, Aglaia beccarii, Aglaia brassii, Aglaia breviracemosa, Aglaia brownii, Aglaia bullata, Aglaia ceramica, Aglaia chittagonga, Aglaia conferta, Aglaia coriacea, Aglaia costata, Aglaia crassinervia, Aglaia cremea, Aglaia cucullata, Aglaia cumingiana, Aglaia cuspidata, Aglaia densisquama, Aglaia densitricha, Aglaia edulis, Aglaia elaeagnoidea, Aglaia elliptica, Aglaia erythrosperma, Aglaia euryanthera, Aglaia evansensis, Aglaia eximia, Aglaia exstipulata, Aglaia flavescens, Aglaia flavida, Aglaia forbesii, Aglaia foveolata, Aglaia fragilis, Aglaia glabrata, Aglaia gracilis, Aglaia grandis, Aglaia heterotricha, Aglaia hiernii, Aglaia ijzermannii, Aglaia integrifolia, Aglaia korthalsii, Aglaia lancilimba,

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