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Euadenia eminens

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Name

Identification
Euadenia eminens Hook.f. [family CAPPARIDACEAE ]
Related name
  • Euadenia eminens
Common name
  • dinsinkoro (FRI) (GHANA, AKAN-ASANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • geto kwé (B&D) gudo kwé (B&D) (IVORY COAST, KRU-GUERE (Chiehn)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ngasawa (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE-KPA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bu (B&D) kbu (B&D) (IVORY COAST, BAULE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • tŏ a lah (Har., ex JMD) (LIBERIA, MANO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kilonden (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KISSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • garela (B&D) (IVORY COAST, GAGU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • hontεgitεge (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • an-thonknin (Pyne) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE (Yoni)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • blσloni (FCD) nyanεku (def.-i) (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • dogo (B&D) vunadabla (B&D) zundabla (B&D) (IVORY COAST, KWENI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for EUADENIA eminens Hook. f. [family CAPPARACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, page 1, (1964) Author: J. ELFFERS, R. A. GRAHAM AND G. P. DEWOLF
Names
EUADENIA eminens Hook. f. [family CAPPARACEAE], in Curt., Bot. Mag. 107, t. 6578 (1881); F.W.T.A., ed. 2, 1: 92, fig. 28 (1954). Type: plant cultivated by Bull at Chelsea from seed obtained from Liberia (K, holo. !)
EUADENIA alimensis Hua [family CAPPARACEAE], in Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris, sér. 8, 7(3): 81 (1895); Gilg & Bened. in E.J. 53: 172 (1915), excl. syn. Pteropetalum klingii; Hauman & Wilczek in F.C.B. 2: 481 (1951); I.T.U., ed. 2: 75 (1952). Type: Gabon, Alima R., Thollon 943 (P, holo. !)
EUADENIA major Hua [family CAPPARACEAE], in Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris, sér. 8, 7(3); 82 (1895). Type: Guinée Republic, Dybowski 18 (P, holo. !)
EUADENIA pulcherrima Gilg & Bened. [family CAPPARACEAE], in E.J. 53: 171 (1915); F.W.T.A. ed. 2, 1: 93 (1954). Type: E. Cameroun, Nkolebunde, Ledermann 713 (B, holo. !)
Ritchiea dolichocarpa Gilg & Bened. [family CAPPARACEAE], in E.J. 53: 182 (1915). Type: E. Cameroun, Kribi area, Mildbraed 5900 (B, holo. !)
Information
Shrub or small tree to 5 m. tall. Leaflets with oblanceolate or obovate blades, 4.5–12 cm. long, 2–5.5 cm. wide, abruptly short acuminate, cuneate at the base, frequently somewhat decurrent on the 4–10 mm. long petiolule; the lateral leaflets unequal sided; petiole (2.5–)6–14 cm. long. Inflorescence on leafy shoots; pedicels 2.5–3 cm. long. Sepals narrowly lanceolate, 8–12 mm. long. Petals unequal, narrowly oblong, the adaxial pair 5.5–6.5 cm. long, the abaxial 1–1.5 cm. long, clawed, yellow or yellowish-green, papery. Free stamens 4–5, 2–3 cm. long, curved; staminode 0.8–1.5 cm. long. Gynophore 1.5–2 cm. long; ovary cylindrical; stigma turbinate. Fruits up to 20 cm. long, torulose. Fig. 11.
Range
DISTR. U2 Congo Republic, west to Guinée Republic
Altitude range
1300–1650 m.
Distribution
UGANDA Bunyoro District Budongo Forest, July 1935, Eggeling 2097 ! & Nyamagita, Dec. 1942, Eggeling 5209!;UGANDA Toro District Kibale Forest, 15 July 1938, A. S. Thomas 2268 !
Notes
The extreme forms from the West African dry-country forest and the rain-forest of the Congo Basin and Uganda appear very distinct. The examination of a moderate amount of material, however, shows that the forms intergrade and are indistinguishable on a quantitative basis.

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