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Acanthus guineensis

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Name

Identification
Acanthus guineensis Heine & P. Taylor [family ACANTHACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by J.K. Morton, 1964
Related name
  • Acanthus guineensis
Common name
  • a-futσ (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • nsu bibire so called because water where it grows is seen to become black (Plumtre) (GHANA, AKAN-TWI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for Acanthus guineensis Heine & P. Taylor [family ACANTHACEAE]
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
Acanthus guineensis Heine & P. Taylor [family ACANTHACEAE], in Kew Bull. 16: 161, fig. 1,1-3 (1962).
Acanthus montanus [family ACANTHACEAE], of F.W.T.A., ed1, 2: 206, partly; ChevBot496; Aké Assi, Contrib1: 211, partly (specimens Wof Togo), not of TAnders.
Information
An erect almost unbranched plant with fleshy atem up to 6 ft. high; in wet forests.
Habitat
; in wet forests.
Distribution
Guin.: Timbo Chev. 12427! Longuery Caille in Hb. Chev. 14782! Bouloukountou Caille in Hb. Chev. 14863! Bambaya Pobéguin 50! Dalaba (Nov.) Jac.-Fél. 568! Schnell 2223!S. L.: Bumbuna (0ct.) Thomas 3464! Gorahun (Nov.) Deighton 381! Kabala (Dec.) Deighton 2937! Kofiu Mt. (fl. 8 fr. Jan.) Sc. Elliot 4619! Mopalma (fl. 8 fr. Jan.) Adames 7!Lib.: Kakatown (Sept.) Whyte! Karmadhun (Nov.) Baldwin 10189! Ganta (Nov., Dec.) Barker 1133! Harley 775!Ghana: Johnson 275! Abetifi (Jan.) Irvine 1680! Begoro, 1,500 ft. (Jan.) Plumpton 90! Kibi (Nov.) Morton GC 8015! Pusa Pusa Ravine, Kibi Hill (Jan.) Morton GC 6382! Amedzofe (fl. 8 fr. Feb.) Irvine 162! Mpraeso Scarp (fl. 8 fr. Dec.) Morton A2421!
Notes
Very similar to the preceding species, and only distinguishable by the key characters.

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