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Ritchiea capparoides

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Name

Identification
Ritchiea apiculata Gilg & Benedict [family CAPPARACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet., Ritchiea capparoides (Andrews) Britten [family CAPPARACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
  • Ritchiea fragariodora
  • Ritchiea werthiana
  • Ritchiea boukokoensis
  • Ritchiea thouretiae
  • Ritchiea fragrans
  • Ritchiea unrecorded
  • Ritchiea capparoides
  • Ritchiea apiculata
  • Maerua insignis
  • Ritchiea longipedicellata
  • Ritchiea bussei
  • Ritchiea ealaensis
  • Ritchiea insculpta
  • Ritchiea laurentii
  • Ritchiea pynaertii
  • Ritchiea reflexa
  • Ritchiea leucantha
  • Ritchiea immersa
Common name
  • banana hamata = shepherd’s banana (K&A) (SENEGAL, DIOLA-FLUP), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kalal (K&A) kaluf (K&A) xalal (K&A) xaluf (K&A) (SENEGAL, BANYUN), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • nga sawei = 3-leaved (Boboh) nyanεku (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bouran (DF) bubében barasit, barasit a species of snake medicine (DF) — cf. under Senegal fou somsom = it’s sweat (DF) kabuful, kabulafuko = flushed (DF) somsom = sweat (DF) (THE GAMBIA, DIOLA (Fogny)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • nucunoduco (JDES; EPdS) (GUINEA-BISSAU, BIDYOGO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bukokökes (K&A) (SENEGAL, MANDYAK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bubében barasit = medicament of the ganglions (K&A) burane (K&A) fu somsom (K&A) kabuful (K&A) kabulafuko (K&A) somsom (K&A) (SENEGAL, DIOLA (Fogny)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • lógbònkíyàn (JMD) ológbe-kuyan (JMD) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bussámáéba (D’O) (GUINEA-BISSAU, DIOLA-FLUP), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ólíkàn-lírí (Kennedy) (NIGERIA, EDO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • busamay (K&A); = leopard coloured (DF, The Gambia) (SENEGAL, DIOLA (Tentouck)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kunana amata (JB); = shepherd’s banana (DF, The Gambia) (SENEGAL, DIOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for Ritchiea capparoides (Andr.) Britten [family CAPPARACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 1, Part 1,
Names
Ritchiea capparoides (Andr.) Britten [family CAPPARACEAE], in J. Bot. 55: 279 (1917).
Crateva capparoides Andr. [family CAPPARACEAE], BotRept176 (1801)
Crateva fragrans Sims [family CAPPARACEAE], in BotMagt596 (1802)
Ritchiea fragrans (Sims) . [family CAPPARACEAE], —FT.A1: 101, partly (exclsyn.); Gilg & Benedict l.c176; F.W.T.A., ed1, 1: 87; ChevFlViv1: 181.
Information
Scandent shrub or liane to 20 ft. high; calyx bright green, petals pale green, filaments white.
Distribution
Sen. Badioure to Bignona (Feb.)Port. G. Pussube (Mar.) Esp. Santo 1147!Br. Cam. S. Bakundu F.R. (Mar.) Brenan 9429!S. L. Bunce Isl. (Mar.) Kirk 31! Rowala (fr.Lib. Monrovia Whyte! Grand Bassa Dinklage 1937.Iv. C. fide Chev. l.c.Togo Boto Busse 3628.Dah. Burton!S. Nig. Lagos Foster 72! Otta Barter 3377!
Distribution (external)
French Cameroons
Gabon
Kenya

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