Musanga

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Cultivation

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Read about Musanga in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Musanga (W. African name). Moraceae. One W. Trop. African tree allied to Cecropia, recommended abroad as shade in cocoa and coffee plantations and also as an ornamental foliage plant: lvs. large, alternate, long-petioled, peltate, divided into 11-15 entire segms.: panicle of small male fls. solitary in axils, of the female twin in the axils. M. cecropioides, Br. (M. Smithii, R. Br., not Benth.). is described by Hiern as "a very elegant tree, 12-15 ft. high, branched a little above the base, with a broad head and good wood suitable for house-building: lvs. digitate; lfts. 6, 1-1 ½ ft. long; common petiole more than 7 in. long. (M. Smithii, Benth, Niger Fl. Macaranga heterophylla, Muell. Arg., a plant apparently not cult.) The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

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