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Synsepalum brevipes

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Identification
Synsepalum brevipes (Baker) T.D.Penn. [family SAPOTACEAE ] (stored under name); Pachystela brevipes (Baker) Engl. [family SAPOTACEAE ] Verified by Hemsley,J.H., Chrysophyllum stuhlmannii Engl. [family SAPOTACEAE ]
Related name
  • Pachystela brevipes
  • Pachystela cinereum
  • Pachystela cinerea
  • Chrysophyllum batangense
  • Chrysophyllum cinereum
  • Sideroxylon brevipes
  • Pachystela lenticellosa
  • Pachystela cuneata
  • Pachystela longistyla
  • Chrysophyllum stuhlmannii
  • Sideroxylon longistylum
  • Synsepalum brevipes
  • Sideroxylon dulcificum
Common name
  • denissoro (Aub.) (GUINEA, MANDING-MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • esosog (JB) (SENEGAL, DIOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • kosi (after JB) kusé (after JMD; after Aub.) (SENEGAL, BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • ga-ngalambánd (FG&G) (SENEGAL, BEDIK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • a-ngὲrέmbán (FG&G) (GUINEA, BASARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • malikasola (Aub.) (SENEGAL, DIOLA (Bayot)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • sitétali (Aub.) (SENEGAL, BANYUN), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5

Information

Entry for Synsepalum brevipes (Bak.) Pennington [family SAPOTACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 5
Names
Pachystela brevipes (Bak.) Baill. [family SAPOTACEAE]
Pachystela pobeguiniana Pierre [family SAPOTACEAE]
Synsepalum brevipes (Bak.) Pennington [family SAPOTACEAE]
Common names
SENEGAL: BANYUN sitétali (Aub.) BEDIK ga-ngalambánd (FG&G) DIOLA esosog (JB) DIOLA (Bayot) malikasola (Aub.) MANDING BAMBARA kosi (after JB) kusé (after JMD; after Aub.) GUINEA: BASARI a-ngὲrέmbán (FG&G) MANDING-MANINKA denissoro (Aub.)
Uses
(fruit) Food: general (bark-sap, root-sap) Medicines: naso-pharyngeal affections (root-bark) Medicines: stomach troubles (fruit) Medicines: antemetics (leaf) Medicines: vermifuges (fruit) Medicines: liver, etc. (root) Medicines: genital stimulants/depressants (fruit-latex) Medicines: lactation stimulants (incl. veterinary) (root) Medicines: fabrifuges (root-bark) Medicines: dropsy, swellings, oedema, gout (bark, root) Phytochemistry: tannins, astringents (fruit) Phytochemistry: falvones (fruit) Phytochemistry: resins (fruit) Phytochemistry: mucilage (fruit) Phytochemistry: alkaloids (fruit (monkeys, birds)) Agri-horticulture: fodder (bark, fruit) Products: exudations-gums, resins, etc. (wood) Products: carpentry and related applications (wood) Products: farming, forestry, hunting and fishing apparatus (wood) Products: fuel and lighting (wood) Products: household, domestic and personal items
Description
A tree to 20 m high, bole fluted and to 95 cm girth, bearing a wide-spreading crown of drooping branches; of the forest, often in damp sites, swamp forest and beside streams; from Senegal to W Cameroons, and widespread in Sudan, E Africa, S central Africa
References
References:1. Adegoke & al. 1968: 13–33. as Pachystela brevipes (Bak.) Baill. 2. Bouquet, 1969: 227, as P. brevipes (Bak.) Engl. 3. idem, 1972: 46. as P. brevipes (Bak.) Engl. 4. Dale & Greenway, 1961: 529, as P. brevipes (Bilk.) Engl. 5. Dalziel, 1937: 3
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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