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Virectaria procumbens

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Name

Identification
Virectaria procumbens (Sm.) Bremek. [family RUBIACEAE ] (stored under name); Virecta procumbens Sm. [family RUBIACEAE ] Verified by Verdcourt,B.,
Related name
  • Virecta procumbens
  • Virectaria procumbens
Common name
  • kwalu (K&B) sokoi buru (K&B) (LIBERIA, ‘KRU’), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • kσkσrσ (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • alaŋba (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, LOKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for Virectaria procumbens (Sm.) Bremek. [family RUBIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Virectaria procumbens (Sm.) Bremek. [family RUBIACEAE], l.c. 21 (1952); Verdc. l.c. 46, fig. 5B, etc.
Virecta procumbens Sm. [family ], (1817)-F.T.A3: 48; F.W.T.A., ed1, 2: 130; ChevBot310
Information
Straggling herb often rooting at nodes, up to 1 ft. high; flowers white:a weed and in forest.
Habitat
a weed and in forest.
Distribution
Port. G.: Bafata (fl. & fr. June) Esp. Santo 3010Guin.: Friguiagbé (Nov.) Chillou 544! 898! Mamou Schnell 6763! Tossekré, Fouta Djalon Adam 12749!S. L.: Freetown (Aug.) Deighton 2070! Bagroo R. Mann 812! Rokupr (Sept.) Jordan 96! Njala (Oct.) Deighton 1405! Loma Mts. (Oct.) Jaeger 222!Lib.: Dukwai R., Monrovia (Oct., Nov.) Cooper 6! 18! Kakatown Whyte! Sinkor (fl. 8 fr. June) Barker 1355! Gletown, Tchien Dist. (July) Baldwin 6747!Iv. C.: Tai to Tabou (Aug.) Boughey GC 14950! Tonkoui, 3,500 ft. (Aug.) Boughey GC 18328! Malamalasso to Aboissué Chev. 17560!Ghana: Begoro, Akim (fr. Apr.) Irvine 1193! Dawa Mate Kole (Dec.) A. S. Thomas D33! Kibbi (fl. 8 fr. Jan.) Morton Gc 6402! Dutukpene (Mar.) Hepper 8 Morton A3055!S. Nig.: Okomu F.R., Benin (fl. & fr. Dec.) Brenan 8523! 8615! Oban (fl. 8 fr. Feb.) Talbot 253! Onochie FHI 36306! Stubbs Creek F.R. Eket (fl. 8 fr. May) Onochie FHI 32091!F. Po: Guinea 1095!
Distribution (external)
Cameroun
Cabinda
Congo

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