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Berlinia occidentalis

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Name

Identification
Berlinia occidentalis Keay [family LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Berlinia occidentalis
  • Berlinia accuminata
  • Berlinia acuminata
  • Afzelia grandiflora
  • Berlinia grandiflora
Common name
  • kpendi (C&R) (LIBERIA, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • ka-poŋko (S&F) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • melegba (A.Chev. fide JMD) (IVORY COAST, ABE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • wεiyo (S&F) (SIERRA LEONE, KISSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • red oak (Liberia, Cooper)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • gbor du-orh (C; C&R) (LIBERIA, KRU-BASA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • vawei (DS) (SIERRA LEONE, GOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • sakpε (S&F) (SIERRA LEONE, KONO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • behan (LP; FCD) sakpa (def. -pεi) (S&F) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3

Flora

Entry for Berlinia occidentalis Keay [family LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE]
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
Berlinia occidentalis Keay [family LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE], in Kew Bull. 1954: 269.
Berlinia acuminata Soland. ex Hook. f. [family LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE], in FlNigrit326 (1849), partly (Ansell spec.); F.T.A. 2: 293, partly (Ansell spec.).
Berlinia bracteosa [family LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE], of F.W.T.A., ed1, 1: 343, partly (specex Axim); of AubrévFlForCIv1: 222, t82, B; not of Benth
Berlinia grandiflora [family LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE], of F.W.T.A., ed1, 1: 343, partly (specex S.L., Lib& G.C.): of Bakfl.c686, partly; not of (Vahl) Hutch& Dalz.
Information
Foresttree, to 80 ft. high; flowers white, in a stout terminal raceme; fruits dark brown, glabrous.
Habitat
Forest
Distribution
S. L. Kambui (Apr.) Lane-Pooh 244! Southern Prov. (Apr.) Deighton 1151! Gorahun (June) Small 725!Lib. Bassa Cove Ansell! Dukwia R. (fl. Feb., fr. July) Linder 1731 Cooper l77! 217! Sasstown (Mar.) Baldwin 11604! White Plains (fl. Apr., fr. Nov.) Barker 1271! Baldwin 10458!Iv. C. Aboisso (Apr.) Chev. 16300! Abidjan Aubrév. 100!G. C. Axim Burton &Caimeron! Princestown (fl. 8 fr. Apr.) Chipp 173! (See Appendix, p. 176.)

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