Pouteria adolfi‑friedericii (Bekele-Tesemma, 2007)

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Bekele-Tesemma, Useful trees and shrubs for Ethiopia, 2007 Pouteria adolfi‑friedericii (Bekele-Tesemma, 2007)

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Pouteria adolfi‑friedericii (Aningeria adolfi‑friedericii) Sapotaceae Indigenous

Common names

• Amargna: Keraro
• Gimirigna: Kawu
• Kefgna: Shonga
• Oromugna: Guduba, Suduba
• Sidamigna: Guduba
• Wolaytgna: Shosho

Ecology

An upper-storey tree in evergreen rain forest and Olea forests in Moist and Wet Weyna Dega and Moist and Wet Dega agroclimatic zones of Sidamo, Gamo Gofa, Ilubabor, Wolega, Kefa, Arsi, Shoa and Bale, 1,300— 2,400 m.

Uses

Firewood, timber (general purpose, joinery, plywood, veneer).

Description

A very tall tree, to 50 m, with a clear straight bole to about 16 m, topped by a rather small dense crown, mature trees buttressed at the base.

• BARK: Pale, greybrown, smooth to lightly grooved, much white latex if cut and an unpleasant smell. Flower and leaf stalks, buds and shoots covered with golden-brown hairs.
• LEAVES: Stiff and large to 22 x 8 cm, usually smaller, dark shiny green above, hairy pale orange below, 10–20 pairs of prominent veins, the tip pointed, on a twisted stalk to 2 cm.
• FLOWERS: Cream-green, very small, in clusters beside leaves, sepals and flower stalks brown, hairy, soon falling to the ground.
• FRUIT: Hard, green, narrow to 4 cm with a beak, the soft hairy skin milky but inside is one shiny brown seed to 3 cm long with a large white scar (hilum). The seed contains edible oil.

Propagation

Seedlings and wildings.

Seed

Fruit mature in April.

• Treatment: Not necessary but seed should be sown fresh.
• Storage: Seed has a very short viability period. Management Weeding when young.

Remarks

This valuable timber tree has been grown in plantations.