Chasmanthera dependensHochst. [family MENISPERMACEAE ] (stored under name); Isotype of Chasmanthera dependensHochst. [family MENISPERMACEAE ] Verified by Demissew,S., 1991
Related name
Chasmanthera strigosa
Chasmanthera dependens
Common name
àtó (JMD; Verger) kan-kan (Onochie) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
Flora
Entry for CHASMANTHERA dependens Hochst. [family MENISPERMACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
CHASMANTHERA dependensHochst. [family MENISPERMACEAE], (1844). Fig. 14 G.
Information
Liane at least 5 m long with stems up to 3 cm thick, white-dotted; young stems densely hairy. Leaf-blades 7–20 cm long and wide, acuminate or rounded at the apex, cordate at the base, densely hairy; basal nerves 5–7. Male flowers in 10–30 cm long inflorescences; outer sepals 1.5–2 mm long, inner 2.5–3.5 mm long, obovate; petals 2–2.5 mm long, obovate; stamens 2.5–3 mm long. Female flowers in 10–18 cm long inflorescences; staminodes c. 1 mm long; carpels 1.8–2 mm long. Drupes 1–1.5 x 0.8–1.2 cm.
Range
S1–3 Eritrea, Ethiopia and westwards to Sierra Leone, East Africa, E Dem. Rep. Congo.
