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Alchornea hirtella

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Identification
Alchornea hirtella Benth. [family EUPHORBIACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Alchornea comoensis
  • Alchornea floribunda
  • Alchornea unrecorded
  • Alchornea hirtella
  • Alchornea glabrata
Common name
  • tokeŋge abbreviation of tolokeŋge (FCD) tolo-geŋge (FCD) tolo-keŋge (FCD) toσgingi (NWT) tukiŋgi (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • εnyahσ (NWT) suwσrσgσ (NWT) tibi (NWT) tivi (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, LOKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bwujanka (NWT) tuεgbobo (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, LIMBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • koli-gboinda (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KISSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • ko-fidaba ko: tree (A.Chev.) (MALI, MANDING-MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • fibiaiεmbe (NWT) kuliwuri (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • tola-tamis = spider’s web kola (JMD) ε-yσla-ε-a-nes (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • ba diẽnk (JB) (SENEGAL, DIOLA-FLUP), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • be tira (JB) (SENEGAL, MANDYAK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2

Flora

Entry for ALCHORNEA floribunda Müll. Arg. [family EUPHORBIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 6, Part 1, page 441, (1913) Author: (By J. G. Baker, with additions by C. H. Wright.)
Names
ALCHORNEA floribunda Müll. Arg. [family EUPHORBIACEAE], in Journ. Bot. 1864, 336, excl. var β. —Flora, 1864, 435; DC. Prodr. xv. ii. 905, excl. var. β; De Wild. & Durand, Contrib. Fl. Congo, i. 50, and in Bull. Herb. Boiss. 2me sér. i. 837; De Wild. Études Fl. Baset Moyen-Congo, ii. 280; Th. & Hél. Durand, Syll. Fl. Congol. 494, mainly. Mildbr. Wiss. Deutsch. Zentr.-Afr. Exped. ii. 455.
ALCHORNEA hirtella Mildbr. [family EUPHORBIACEAE], l.c.; not of Benth.
Information
Shrub or small tree, 6–25 ft. high; twigs glabrous. Leaves short-petioled, moderately firm, oblanceolate-oblong, acute, entire or crenate, narrowed from beyond the middle to the narrow rounded base, 6–12 in. long, 2 1/4–4 1/2 in. wide, glabrous, penninerved, with usually 2 pairs of glands at or near the base on the lower side; petiole 1/4 in. long or less; stipules subulate. Male spikes copiously panicled; panicles lateral; buds globose, 1/2 lin. wide. Female flowers in simple or panicled terminal long lax spikes. Capsule 3-celled, smooth, 1/3 in. across; styles simple, linear-subulate, over 1/2 in. long.
Distribution
Gaboon Lower Guinea near Libreville, Klaine, 1701! 2200!Congo Lower Guinea Mayumba forests, Thollon, 1262! Nkomi, Lecomte!Congo Lower Guinea Banana, Cabra; Boma; Mayumbe, Upper Chiloango, Cabra & Michel; near Kisantu, Gillet, 3799; Sele, Butaye.Spanish Guinea Lower Guinea Mount John, on the River Kongui, Mann, 1801! Nkolentangan, Tessmann, 227!Congo South Central Equatorial Province; Upper Lopori, Bieler; Eala, Pynaert, 1426; Equator, Pynaert, 332. Bangala; Mongala, near Mobeka, Laurent. Aruwimi; near Yambuya, Laurent. Welle; Bomokandi, near Nala, Seret, 884. Eastern Prov.; Fort Beni, Kwa Muera, Mildbraed, 2179! 2191! Kaponso Poyo, 3300–3700 ft., Mildbraed, 2800!Nigeria Upper Guinea Benin, Dennett, 6! Oban, Talbot!Cameroons Upper Guinea Buea, 3200–3300 ft., Reder, 643! Preuss, 907! Lehmbach, 7! 202! Efulen, Bates, 211! Yaunde, 2700 ft., Zenker & Staudt, 137! Zenker, 508! 534! Bipindi, Zenker, 2241! 2916! 3760!Fernando Po Upper Guinea Mann, 306!

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