Editing Soyauxia gabonensis

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! colspan="2" style="background: #e8e8e8;" | Soyauxia gabonensis
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! Scientific name
| ''[[Soyauxia gabonensis]]'' <sup id="cite_ref-1">[[#cite_note-1|[1]]]</sup>
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! Genus
| [[Soyauxia]]
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! Family
| [[Peridiscaceae]]
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! Order
| [[Saxifragales]]
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! Native range
| Cameroon, Gabon, and Nigeria <sup id="cite_ref-2">[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>
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! Habit
| Evergreen shrub or small tree, 3–15 m <sup id="cite_ref-3">[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup>
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! Fruit
| Ovoid-ellipsoid, 8–12 × 6–7 mm <sup id="cite_ref-4">[[#cite_note-4|[4]]]</sup>
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! Propagation
| Seed <sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup>
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'''Soyauxia gabonensis''' is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the family [[Peridiscaceae]]. It is native to Cameroon, Gabon, and Nigeria, in the Lower Guinea region of tropical Africa. <sup>[[#cite_note-1|[1]]]</sup><sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup> The fruit is reported as edible, with the pulp eaten, but that record is not a food-safety assessment. <sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup>

== Description ==

The species is described as 3–15 m tall and associated with lowland rainforest and forest up to about 200 m elevation. <sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup> The genus has capsular fruits that open into three or four valves and contain one seed. In the species key, the fruit of ''S. gabonensis'' is ovoid-ellipsoid and measures 8–12 × 6–7 mm. <sup>[[#cite_note-4|[4]]]</sup>

The accepted name is ''Soyauxia gabonensis''; the name was published by Oliver in 1882. <sup>[[#cite_note-1|[1]]]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-5">[[#cite_note-5|[5]]]</sup>

== Cultivation ==

=== Soil and water ===

Its lowland-rainforest setting is a reasonable basis for beginning with a moisture-retentive but well-drained growing medium and avoiding prolonged root-zone drying. This is a habitat-based starting inference, not a species-tested irrigation protocol. <sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup>

=== Sun and humidity ===

A humid, sheltered site with filtered light or partial shade is a sensible initial trial condition for a plant associated with lowland rainforest. Protecting a young plant from drying winds is preferable to treating exposed, dry heat as its default environment; these are ecological inferences rather than tested species limits. <sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup>

=== Seasonal changes ===

Keep conditions as even as practical through the warm growing season, with particular attention to moisture during any locally dry period. This is a cautious habitat-based starting inference; flowering, dormancy, and seasonal irrigation should be established from cultivation observations rather than borrowed from a related species. <sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup>

== Propagation ==

Seed is listed as a propagation route. <sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup> Cleaning, storage, sowing medium, germination temperature, and establishment timing should be treated as trial variables rather than a fixed recipe.

== Flowering, fruiting, and harvest ==

The documented fruit is small, ovoid-ellipsoid, and 8–12 × 6–7 mm. <sup>[[#cite_note-4|[4]]]</sup> The genus-level description of a capsule opening by three or four valves describes fruit structure, not a ripeness or harvest index. Flowering time, bearing age, harvest timing, and maturity cues should not be assumed from the fruit measurement alone.

== Fruit and uses ==

The fruit is reported as edible and the pulp as eaten. <sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup> This is a reported use, not confirmation of food safety; the species should not be treated as food without reliable identification and appropriate local verification.

== References ==

* <span id="cite_note-1"></span>[[#cite_ref-1|↑]] '''[1]''' [https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/match?name=Soyauxia%20gabonensis GBIF species match: ''Soyauxia gabonensis''].

* <span id="cite_note-2"></span>[[#cite_ref-2|↑]] '''[2]''' [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:675630-1 ''Soyauxia gabonensis'' | Plants of the World Online].

* <span id="cite_note-3"></span>[[#cite_ref-3|↑]] '''[3]''' [https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Soyauxia+gabonensis ''Soyauxia gabonensis'' | Useful Tropical Plants].

* <span id="cite_note-4"></span>[[#cite_ref-4|↑]] '''[4]''' [https://plecevo.eu/article/32210/download/pdf/ Breteler, F. J., Bakker, F. T. & Jongkind, C. C. H. (2015). A synopsis of ''Soyauxia'' (Peridiscaceae, formerly Medusandraceae) with a new species from Liberia. ''Plant Ecology and Evolution'' 148(3): 409–419. DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.2015.1040].

* <span id="cite_note-5"></span>[[#cite_ref-5|↑]] '''[5]''' [https://www.ipni.org/n/675630-1 ''Soyauxia gabonensis'' | International Plant Names Index].