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Feretia apodanthera

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Identification
Feretia apodanthera Delile [family RUBIACEAE ]
Related name
  • Feretia apodanthera
Common name
  • tiôbi (K&A) tiôbida (K&A) (SENEGAL, TUKULOR), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • dara sunk (SENEGAL, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • tiôbi (after GR; K&A) tiôbida (K&A) (SENEGAL, FULA-PULAAR (Senegal)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • a-tik a-yarâ (after K&A) a-titi a-yara’hon (K&A) (SENEGAL, BASARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • gi-ngùrkùr (FG&G) (SENEGAL, BEDIK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • (Senegal) aur’theye (Aub.) (SENEGAL, ARABIC), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for FERETIA apodanthera Del. [family RUBIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by D. Bridson & M. Thulin (Pavetta), J. Degreef & D. Bridson (Coptosperma), and M. Thulin (Agathisanthemum, Canthium, Carphalea, Catunaregam, Coffea, Conostomium, Diodia, Feretia, Galium, Gardenia, Heinsia, Kohautia, Lamprothamnus, Meyna, Oldenlandia, Oxyanthus, Pachystigma, Paederia, Pentanisia, Pentanopsis, Pentas, Pentodon, Plocama, Polysphaeria, Psychotria, Psydrax, Pyrostria, Rothmannia, Rubia, Rytigynia, Spermacoce, Tennantia, Tricalysia, Valantia, Vangueria, Wendlandia) [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
FERETIA apodanthera Del. [family RUBIACEAE], (1843).
Information
Shrub, up to several m tall; young branchlets with thin reddish bark which readily flakes off. Leaf-blades elliptic to ovate, 1.5–7 x 0.9–3.4 cm, obtuse and sometimes apiculate at the apex, cuneate to rounded at the base; domatia present; stipules 2–5 mm long, acuminate or apiculate. Flowers sessile or pedicellate. Calyx-tube 1.25–2 mm long, glabrous; lobes linear-lanceolate to lanceolate, sometimes ciliate. Corolla white or pink, 4–14 mm long, glabrous or with 5 pubescent lines outside, pubescent at throat; lobes 5–15 x 2–5 mm, acute to obtuse. Fruit glabrous, with a small calyx-scar.

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