Apodostigma pallensN.Hallé [family CELASTRACEAE ] Hippocratea pallensPlanch. ex Oliv. [family CELASTRACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
Hippocratea oliveriana
Hippocratea pallens
Apodostigma pallens
Common name
bongu (B&D) (IVORY COAST, MANDING-MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
furi (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
sungala-lé (CHOP) (GUINEA, MANDING-MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
a-peutẹiέwч́ (Ferry) (SENEGAL, BASARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
a-nkaryankank (Ferry) (SENEGAL, KONYAGI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
gi-puwεđ (Ferry) (SENEGAL, BEDIK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
Flora
Entry for HIPPOCRATEA pallens Planch. [family CELASTRACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 1, page 359, (1868) Author: (by Prof. Oliver).
Names
HIPPOCRATEA pallensPlanch. [family CELASTRACEAE], mss. in Herb. Kew.
Information
Wholly glabrous. Leaves thinly coriaceous, elliptical to oblong-elliptical, shortly and obtusely pointed or acuminate, cuneate, sometimes broadly, at the base, entire or obscurely serrulate towards the apex, reticulation obscure, 1 1/2–4 in. long, 1/2–2 1/4 in. broad; petiole 1/4– 1/3 in. Flowers small, in axillary, many-flowered, shortly pedunculate, forking, sometimes rather dense and rounded cymes, much shorter than the leaves (1/2–1 1/2 in.). Sepals minute, ovate or obovate-oblong, imbricate in æstivation. Anthers almost concealed in lateral notches under minute stigmatic prominences on the margin of the broadly convex top of the ovary. Ovules geminate. Fruit not seen.
Distribution
Angola Lower Guinea Cazengo, Dr. Welwitsch!Sierra Leone Upper Guinea Barter! Bagroo river, Mann!
Notes
A small-leaved variety is in the Kew herbarium from Senegambia.