Tricalysia reticulata(Benth.) Hiern [family RUBIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Keay,R.W.J.,
Related name
Tricalysia pseudoreticulata
Gardenia unrecorded
Randia reticulata
Tricalysia parva
Tricalysia unrecorded
Gardenia parviflora
Tricalysia reticulata
Common name
ndugεnguru (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, LOKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
wurefugo (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
ε-tint-ε-ro-kant (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
kwakenka (BD&H; FRI) (GHANA, AKAN-ASANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
Flora
Entry for TRICALYSIA reticulata Hiern [family RUBIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 1, page 33, (1877) Author: (By Mr. W. P. Hiern.)
Names
TRICALYSIA reticulataHiern [family RUBIACEAE]
Randia reticulataBenth. [family RUBIACEAE], in Hook. Niger Fl. 386
Diplocrater (sp.)Benth. et Hook. f. [family RUBIACEAE], Gen. Pl. ii. p. 96.
Information
A shrub or small tree, glabrous except the inflorescence. Leaves elliptical, acuminate, more or less narrowed not attenuate at the base, thinly coriaceous, 2–6 by 3/4–2 1/4 in.; lateral veins about 5–6 pairs; tertiary veins transverse; petiole 1/8– 1/3 in.; stipules subtruncate, with a long apiculus. Flowers 1/4– 1/3 in. long, shortly pedicellate, in abbreviated axillary panicles; bracteoles cup-shaped, shortly pubescent, the uppermost forming an epicalyx. Calyx truncate, 1/10– 1/8 in. long, shortly pubescent, with 4–5 subulate teeth. Corolla-tube glabrous outside, pubescent inside and at the throat; lobes 6–8, apiculate, rather hairy towards the tip. Anthers apiculate, often with minute tufts of hairs at the tip. Ovules 4–6 together. Style somewhat hairy. Fruit glabrate, 1/5 in. diam., crowned by the persistent cup-shaped puberulous calyx-limb of about 1/10 in. in length.
Distribution
Congo Lower Guinea Chr. Smith!Sierra Leone Upper Guinea Afzelius! Th. Vogel! G. Don!Senegambia Upper Guinea Heudelot!Upper Guinea Bagroo River, Mann!