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Adenopus rufus

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Name

Identification
Lagenaria rufa (Gilg) C.Jeffrey [family CUCURBITACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by M.Kerandeen, Adenopus rufus Gilg [family CUCURBITACEAE ] Adenopsis longiflorus Bth. [family CUCURBITACEAE ]
Related name
  • Lagenaria rufa
  • Adenopus rufus
  • Adenopsis longiflorus
Common name
  • kσli-goko (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • tagiri (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KRIO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kani-njч̃ (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for Adenopus rufus Gilg [family CUCURBITACEAE]
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
Adenopus rufus Gilg [family CUCURBITACEAE], in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 34: 346 (1904); Cogn. & Harms l.c. 227.
Information
Herbaceous climber in regrowth bush; flowers white or yellowish; fruit subglobose, about 4 in. diam., dark green with small orange and large cream oval blotches.
Distribution
S. L. Gbesebu, Kamagai (Aug.) Deighton 5561! R. Jong, Mattru (Sept.) Adames 4363! Panguma Deighton 4881!
Distribution (external)
French Cameroons

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