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Guarea cedrata

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Identification
Guarea cedrata (A.Chev.) Pellegr. [family MELIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by B.T. Styles & F. White, 1969
Related name
  • Trichilia cedrata
  • Guarea cedrata
Common name
  • nueh-blay-chu (C) (LIBERIA, KRU-BASA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • baétu (A Chev.) belii (A Chev.) niapohi (A Chev.) uobessu (auctt.) (LIBERIA, BETE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • njila (S&F) (SIERRA LEONE, KONO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • (Krahn) doe-tue (AGV) (LIBERIA, GUERE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • pink mahogany; pink African cedar; scented guarea. NOTE: the use of Nigerian pearwood, Nigerian cedar and cedar mahogany for this species, names which have been applied, is not advocated as they are better used for other species., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • njawa-jila (def. -lei) (auctt.) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • cèdre d’Afrique; acajou bossé; faux acajou., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • bossi; bassi; guarea; scented guarea; cedar; sweet cedar; obobonofua (Nigeria, H-Hansen)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • go(h)-ko (AGV; GK) (LIBERIA, DAN), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for Guarea cedrata (A. Chev.) Pellegr. [family MELIACEAE]
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
Guarea cedrata (A. Chev.) Pellegr. [family MELIACEAE], in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 85: 180 (1928); Aubrév Fl. For. C. Iv. 2: 130, t. 177, 1–7; Kennedy For. Fl. S. Nig. 162; Harms l.c. 135; Staner l.c. 187, t. 9, t. 10, A, t. 11, A.
Trichilia cedrata A. Chev. [family MELIACEAE], Vég. Util. 5: 215 (1909); F.W.T.A., ed1, 1: 493.
Information
A largeforesttree, to 160 ft. high, with dense crown, long bole and rather heavy buttresses; bark pale grey-brown, flaking to expose “mussel shell” markings; slash fawn-pink, moist but without latex, very fragrant; flowers greenish-yellow; ripe fruits orange-yellow with a reddish blooms; seeds surrounded by an orange-coloured aril.
Habitat
forest
Distribution
S.L.: Dodo Hills F.R. (fr. Jan.) Sawyerr FHK 13597! Kambui Hills, Kenema (fr. Dec.) Small 909!Lib.: Dukwia R. Cooper 415!IV.C.: Yapo Chev. 22321! Makouguié (fr. Jan.) Chev. 16171! Alépé (May) Krukoff 58! And other localities fide Chev. and Aubrév ll.cG.C.: Jabo, Upper Wassaw F.R. (June) Vigne FH 967! Sefwi-Bekwai (fl. 8 fr. Aug.) Vigne FH 1330! Aguna (fr. Aug.) Vigne FH 1303! Bediaku, Goaso Dist. (June) Andoh FH 5502!S.Nig.: Omo F.R. Tamajong FHI 20271! Okomu F.R. (young fr. Mar.) Brenan! Ross 135! Sapoba (fl. Nov.舑Jan., fr. June, July) Kennedy 310! 311! 1878! 1893! Usonigbe F.R. (young fr. Nov.) Ejiofor FHI 24656!
Distribution (external)
French Cameroons
Belgian
Congo
Uganda

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