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Erythrophleum guineense

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Identification
Erythrophleum guineense G.Don [family LEGUMINOSAE ]
Related name
  • Erythrophleum guineense
Common name
  • the timber - erun (in Anglophone territories); alui, tali (in Francophone territories); potrodom, tali (Ghana)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • bu latiay (JB) bu ren (auctt.) buranabu (Aub.; K&A) buren (K&A) (SENEGAL, DIOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • mãnçone (JB) mãnkoné (JB) (SENEGAL, CRIOULO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • bois rouge; poison d’épreuve; tali (colloquially from local vernaculars); grand tali (Bailleul); mancône (from, Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • be tomo (JB) ptom (JB) torn (K&A) (SENEGAL, BALANTA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • buran (K&A) (SENEGAL, DIOLA (Fogny)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • kiogot (K&A) si dõng (JB) si ébun (Aub.; JB) (SENEGAL, BANYUN), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • ordeal tree; red water tree; sassy bark; sasswood tree., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3

Flora

Entry for Erythrophleum guineense G. Don [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
Erythrophleum guineense G. Don [family LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE], — V.T.A.. 2: 320; Aubrév. FI. For. C. Iv. 1: 270; Fl. For. Soud.-Guln. 241; Wilczek in Fl. Congo Belge 3: 243, t. 18.
Information
Large tree, with spreading crown, to 100 ft. high; flowers small, very fragrant, crowded In spike-like racemes; pods opening without scattering the seeds; in the drier parts of the forest regions and in fringing forest.
Habitat
; in the drier parts of the forest regions and in fringing forest.
Range
Widespread in tropical Africa
Distribution
Sen. Heudelot 155! Tambana (Feb.) Chev. 2991.Gam. Whitfield! Daniell! Albreda (Mar.-Apr.)Fr. Sud. Kita Dubois 106!Port. G. Empacaca, Canchungo (Apr.) Esp. Santo 1942!Fr. G. Kouroussa (Apr.) Pobéguin 692! Konkouré Valley Pobéguin! Falaba to Farana Sc.S. L. Afzelius! Don! Musaia (Apr.) Deighton 5473! Batkanu (tr. Feb., July),Small 53! Gberia Timbako (fr. Sept.) Small 322!IV. C. Baoulé circle fide Aubrév. l.c.G. C. Ejura (Apr.) Packham! Chipp 754! Bomkrom Kwahu (fr. Jan.) Chipp 640! Bana Hill, Krobo (fr. Jan.) Irvine 1912Togo Baumann! Büttner!N. Nig. Bassa (fr. Aug.) Elliott 92! Lapai (Feb.) Yates 30! Kaduna Lamb 96! Magamma (fr. Feb.) Lely 727!S. Nig. Unwin 22! Ugboha F. R,.,Ishan (fl. & fr.Feb.) Umana FHI 29120! Udi (Jan.) Chesters 217Br. Cam. Fang, Bamenda (fr. Apr.) Maitland 1473! Mufung, Bamenda (fl. 8 fr. Feb.) Johnstone 42/31!

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