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Guarea glomerulata

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Name

Identification
Guarea claessensii De Wild. [family MELIACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Guarea glomerulata Harms [family MELIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Guarea claessensii
  • Guarea glomerulata
Common name
  • bobe na nduku = bush kola (JMD) (WEST CAMEROONS, LUNDU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • bobe wa ndiko = bush kola (JMD) (WEST CAMEROONS, KUNDU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • lilialamombe (AHU) (WEST CAMEROONS, KPE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • timba mundi (JMD) (WEST CAMEROONS, DUALA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for Guarea glomerulata Harms [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 glomerulata Harms [family MELIACEAE], in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 23: 150 (1896); in E. & P. Pflanzenfam. 19B, 1: 134; Staner in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux. 16: 199, t. 11, D.
Guarea glomerulata var. obanensis Bak. f. [family MELIACEAE], in CatTalb18 (1913).
Information
A shrub or small tree, 10–20 ft. high, with drooping branches and pendulous racemes; petals pink; fruits dull scarlet, with golden hairs, dehiscing to expose deep orange shining seeds in a white floss; in rain forest.
Habitat
; in rain forest
Distribution
S.Nig.: Eket Talbot! Oban Talbot 412! 417! 1285! Aboabam, Ikom Div. (Dec.) Keay FHI 28212! 28227! Boje, Ikom Div. (fr. May) Jones 8 Onochie FHI 18736!F.Po: Mildbr. 6371.
Distribution (external)
French Cameroons
Gabon
Belgian
Congo

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