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Dwarf red ironwood
Lophira lanceolata
About
Lophira lanceolata, commonly known as the dwarf red ironwood, is a species of tree in the family Ochnaceae which is native to tropical West and Central Africa. The timber is used for heavy construction, an edible oil can be extracted from the seeds and various parts of the plant are used in traditional medicine.
- Family
- Ochnaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Lophira lanceolata
- Slug
- lophira-lanceolata
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Ochnaceae
- Genus
- Lophira
- Species
- lanceolata
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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