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Diospyros piscatoria

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Identification
Diospyros piscatoria Gürke [family EBENACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
  • Diospyros piscatoria
  • Diospyros chrysantha
  • Maba bipindensis
Common name
  • ongbalo (auctt.) (NIGERIA, IJO-IZON), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • ε-bomp-ε-robat (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • wσtσi (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, LOKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • igiedudu = black wood; from Yoruba (JMD) isánhíánmwẹ (Lowe; Elugbe) (NIGERIA, EDO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • benkyi (auctt.) σtweto-kesa (E&A) (GHANA, AKAN-ASANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • igi dúdu = black wood (JMD; KO&S) isodudu (Richards; KO&S) keso (Richards) ogwagwa (Richards) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • wotoi (Richards) (SIERRA LEONE, LIMBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • lokumi (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2

Flora

Entry for Diospyros piscatoria Gürke [family EBENACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Diospyros piscatoria Gürke [family EBENACEAE], in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 46: 155 (1911); White in Bull. Soc. Bot.Brux. 26: 280, tt. 76 A-E, 77 A-B; F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 6 (excl. syn.Maba soubreana); Kennedy For. Fl. S. Nig. 191.
M. chrysantha Kennedy [family ], l.c. 193 (1936), English descr. only.
Information
Shrub or medium-sizedforesttree up to 90 ft. high; bole long, straight, slender, often fluted and sometimes with very small buttresses at base; bark black, rough, exfoliating in large scales; slash black outside, yellow or orange inside; sapwood white or pinkish white, heartwood often black, sometimes with greenish-brown streaks; fruits dull crimson.
Habitat
forest
Distribution
Guin.: Frecariah (female fl. June) Jac.-Fél. 1789!S. L.: Kofiu Mt. (fr. Jan.) Sc. Elliot 4600! Kurusu (male fl. Apr.) Sc. Elliot 5538! Matuta (male fl. June) Thomas 455! Bumbuna, Koinadugu (fr. Oct.) Thomas 3697!Ghana: Dunkwa (male fl. Nov.) Vigne FH 238! Jimira F.R., Kumasi (fr. June) Vigne FH 2962!S. Nig.: Sapoba Kennedy 773! 774 bis! Shasha F.R., Ijebu (male fl., fr. Mar.) Richards 3212! 3331! Ekosogo, Ogoja (male fl. Apr.) Jones FHI 1539![Br.] Cam.: Bambuko F.R., Kumba (fr. Jan.) Keay FHI 37472!
Distribution (external)
Cameroun
Rio Muni
the Congos
Cabinda

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