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Albertisia mangenotii

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Identification
Albertisia mangenotii (Guillaumet & Debray) Forman [family MENISPERMACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Troupin, L., Epinetrum mangenotii Guillaumet & Debray [family MENISPERMACEAE ] Verified by Guillaumet, J.L.,
Related name
  • Albertisia mangenotii
  • Epinetrum mangenotii

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Entry for Albertisia mangenotii (Guill. & Debr.) Forman [family MENISPERMACEAE]
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 4
Names
Albertisia mangenotii (Guill. & Debr.) Forman [family MENISPERMACEAE]
Uses
(fruit) Food: general Medicines: pain-killers
Description
Bushy to 1 m high on roadsides and in secondary scrub in the Lower Ivory Coast.The sweet fruit pulp is eaten by man and animals (2). The plant is used to provide a medicine for toothache (1).
References
References, as Epinetrum mangenotii Guill. & Debr.:1. Bouquet & Debray, 1974: 115. 2. Guillamet & Debray, 1964.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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