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Prinsepia utilis

Synonyms: Cycnia spinosa

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Pollinators [1]  Insects, Lepidoptera
Structure [1]  Shrub
Usage [1]  The seed contains 21% of a fatty oil; As well as being edible, it can also be used for lighting; The oilcake is used for washing clothes; A deep purple colour btained from the fruits is used for painting windows and walls; Plants are grown as a hedge in the Himalayas; Plants have an extensive root system and are used for binding the soil; Wood - very hard, compact, very liable to split;
Height [1]  11.48 feet (3.5 m)
Width [1]  9.84 feet (3 m)
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Predators

Columba hodgsonii (Speckled Wood Pigeon)[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0