Corynanthe paniculataWelw. [family RUBIACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
Pseudocinchona africana
Pausinystalia macroceras
Corynanthe macroceras
Corynanthe pachyceras
Corynanthe paniculata
Flora
Entry for CORYNANTHE paniculata Welw. [family RUBIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 1, page 33, (1877) Author: (By Mr. W. P. Hiern.)
Names
CORYNANTHE paniculataWelw. [family RUBIACEAE], in Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. xxvii. p. 37, t. 14 (1869).
Information
A tree of 25–40 ft. or a shrub of 12–15 ft. Leaves oblong somewhat obovate or ovate-lanceloate, obtusely acuminate, narrowed at the base, with 7–8 lateral veins on each side of the clearly marked midrib, 2–5 by 2/3–2 1/3 in.; petiole 1/3– 1/2 in.; stipules ovate-lanceolate, rather obtuse. Inflorescence ovoid, about 3–4 in. long and wide. Capsule 1/4– 3/8 by 1/10– 1/6 in. Seeds 1/5 in. long.
Distribution
Lower Guinea Golungo Alto, Cazengo and Dembos, Welwitsch! (a magnificent tree, with the habit of Olea latifolia;Congo Lower Guinea Chr. Smith! (a shrub of 12–15 feet).
Notes
See Welwitsch, Apontamentos, p. 568 (1859). Cfr. Rubiacea, Welw. l. c. p. 590, post n. 95. The timber is good for building.
