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Balanites mayumbensis

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Isotype of Balanites mayumbensis Exell [family BALANITACEAE]
Paratype of Balanites mayumbensis Exell [family BALANITACEAE]
Isotype of Balanites mayumbensis Exell [family BALANITACEAE]
Isotype of Balanites mayumbensis Exell [family BALANITACEAE]
Isotype of Balanites mayumbensis Exell [family ZYGOPHYLLACEAE]
Balanites wilsoniana Dawe & Sprague var. glabripetala Sands [family BALANITACEAE]
Isotype of Balanites mayumbensis Exell [family BALANITACEAE]
Isotype of Balanites mayumbensis Exell [family BALANITACEAE]
Isotype of Balanites mayumbensis Exell [family BALANITACEAE]
Isotype of Balanites mayumbensis Exell [family BALANITACEAE]
Isotype of Balanites mayumbensis Exell [family BALANITACEAE]
Isotype of Balanites mayumbensis Exell [family BALANITACEAE]
Isotype of Balanites mayumbensis Exell [family BALANITACEAE]
Type of Balanites mayumbensis Exell [family BALANITACEAE]
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Identification
Isotype of Balanites mayumbensis Exell [family ZYGOPHYLLACEAE ] Balanites wilsoniana (Exell) Sands [family ZYGOPHYLLACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Balanites mayumbensis
  • Balanites wilsoniana

Flora

Entry for Balanites wilsoniana Dawe & Sprague [family BALANITACEAE]
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 2,
Names
Balanites wilsoniana Dawe & Sprague [family BALANITACEAE], in J. Linn. Soc. 37: 506 (1906); Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv. 2: 99, t. 166; Kennedy For. Fl. S. Nig. 152.
Balanites tieghemi A. Chev. [family BALANITACEAE], (1912) — ChevBot105
Balanites mayumbensis Exell [family BALANITACEAE], (1927).
Information
Aforesttree to 120 ft. high, with high buttresses, sometimes spiny, continuing upwards as twisted fluting; young trees with forked spines up to 4 in. long; flowers greenish-yellow, ripe fruits yellow with strong smelling pulp and a single woody seed.
Habitat
forest
Distribution
Iv. C. Endé to Yaboisso, Morénou Chev. 22482!G. C. Adeambra, W. Ashanti (young fr: May) Vigne FH 859! Mampong Scarp (Mar.) Vigne FH 1059!Dah. Pedjilé to Pobé, Zagnanado Chev. 22920.S. Nig. Sapoba (Dec.) Kennedy 1658! 1949! 1975! 2080!
Distribution (external)
French Cameroons
Ubangi-Shari
Gabon
Cabinda
Belgian Congo
E. Africa
Notes
[A sterile specimen (Keay FHI 28198) from Afi River F.R., Ikom, S. Nig., may also be this species.]

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