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Geophila afzelii

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Name

Identification
Geophila afzelii Hiern [family RUBIACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Geophila reniformis
  • Geophila speciosa
  • Geophila afzelii
Common name
  • avbovbotor (Kennedy) (NIGERIA, EDO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • baohuin (A&AA) (IVORY COAST, KRU-GREBO (Oubi)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • kuo kola lah (Har.) (LIBERIA, MANO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for Geophila obvallata (Schumach.) F. Didr. [family RUBIACEAE]
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
Geophila obvallata (Schumach.) F. Didr. [family RUBIACEAE], in Vidensk. Medd. Naturhist. Foren. Kjöbenh. 1854: 186 (1855); F.T.A. 3: 222; F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 128, partly (excl. syn. G. afzelli Hiern); Chev. Bot. 345.
Psychotria obvallata Schumach. [family RUBIACEAE], (1827)
Carinta obvallata (Schum.) G. Tayl. [family RUBIACEAE], in Exell SupplCatSTomé 25 (1956)
Geophila afzelii [family RUBIACEAE], of ChevBot344, mostly
Information
Creeping prostrate herb; flowers white, fruits blue; on theforest floor, often around the base of trees.
Habitat
forest floor, often around the base of trees.
Distribution
Port. G.: Bafata (fr. Sept.) Esp. Santo 3372!Guin.: Heudelot 602! Friguianbé Chillou 2149!S. L.: Kinsita Sc. Elliot 4240! Gorahun (Nov.) Deighton 362! Njala (fl. Aug., fr. Jan.) Dalz. 8045! Loma Mts. (fr.Oct.,Jan.) Jaeger 235! 4976!Lib.: Ganta (fl. 8 fr. Aug.) Harley 204! Nyaake, Webo (June) Baldwin 6084! Zule, Boporo Dist. (fr. Nov.) Baldwin 10259!Iv. C.: Adiopodoumé (Oct.) Leeuwenberg 1766!Ghana: Aquapim Isert! Asamang (fl.S. Nig.: Brass Barter 4! Lagos Millen 6! Okomu F.R. (Dec.) Brenan 8628! Sapoba (fl. 8 fr. Nov.) Meikle 635! Ujor FHI 23929! Afi River F.R., Ogoja (May) Jones 8 Onoehie FHI 17820![Br.] Cam.: Binkas, Nkom-Wum F.R. (June) Ujor FHI 29263!F. Po: Barter! Mann 173!
Distribution (external)
Cameroun
Gabon
Congo

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