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Drypetes gossweileri

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Identification

Drypetes gossweileri S.Moore [family EUPHORBIACEAE ] (stored under name);

Common name

okhuaba (auctt.) (NIGERIA, EDO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
horse-radish tree; as also Moringa (Dalziel)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
agawo (Kennedy; KO&S) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2

Entry for Drypetes gossweileri S. Moore [family EUPHORBIACEAE]

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

Drypetes gossweileri S. Moore [family EUPHORBIACEAE], in J. Bot. 58: 271 (1920); Brenan in Kew Bull. 1952: 445.

Drypetes armoracia Pax & K. Hoffm. [family EUPHORBIACEAE], l.c. 15: 275 (1922)

Drypetes “arinozacia” [family EUPHORBIACEAE], of Kennedy ForFlSNig75.

Information

Foresttree, to 125 ft. high, with straight clear bole; cut parts emitting a strong smell of horse-radish; flowers brownish-green.

Habitat

Forest

Distribution

S. Nig. Okomu F.R., Benin (fl. & fr. Dec.) Brenan 8474! 8475! Sapoba (fl. May, Dec., fr. June) Kennedy 1986! 2075!

Distribution (external)

French Cameroons

Cabinda

Belgian Congo