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Halopegia azurea

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Name

Identification
Halopegia azurea (K. Schum.) K. Schum. [family MARANTACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Kew,
Related name
  • Halopegia azurea
Common name
  • worofire (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, KORANKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • érurúa (DRR) (NIGERIA, BOKYI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • wσvσ-nda(i) (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • su pua (FRI; E&A) (GHANA, AKAN-ASANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • owéí ábélébéí = male ‘abelebei’; cf., Sarcophrynium prionogonium, the female ‘abelebei’ (KW&T) (NIGERIA, IJO-IZON (Kolokuma)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for Halopegia azurea (K. Schum.) K. Schum. [family MARANTACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 3, Part 1,
Names
Halopegia azurea (K. Schum.) K. Schum. [family MARANTACEAE], l.c. 50 (1902); Léonard & Mullenders in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belg. 83: 30 (1950); Schnell in Bull. I.F.A.N. 19: 1129 (1957); Koechlin in Fl. Gabon 9: 136, t. 29, and in Fl. Cam. 140, t. 29.
Donax azurea K. Schum. [family ], in Engl., BotJahrb15: 434 (1892)
Calathea vaginata A. Chev. [family MARANTACEAE], , Bot631 (1920), name only.
Information
Several long-petiolate leaves 3-4 ft. high arising from the rhizome, leaves sometimes reddish beneath; inflorescences shorter than the leaves, narrow, 1 or 2 flowers appearing at a time, decorative purple with yellow staminode; in marshy places by streams in forest.
Habitat
; in marshy places by streams in forest.
Distribution
S. L.: Bumbuna (Oct.) Thomas 3312! Dodo, Dea (Oct.) Deighton 3769! Vaama, Koya (Dec.) Deighton 3842! Tingi Mts., Kono (Mar.) Morton 8 Gledhill SL 3199!Lib.: Wanau Forest (Nov.) Harley 2059! Gbanga (Sept.) Linder 782! Peahtah (Oct.) Linder 782a! Suen (Nov.) Linder 1394!Iv. C.: Bouroukrou Chev. 16520! 16686! 16714! Mid. Cavally Chev. 19266bis! 19408! Yapo Forest (Oct.) de Wilde 700! Guévo (July) Leeuwenberg 4546!Ghana: Amentia, Ashanti Irvine 519! Akwapim (Dec.) F. W. Brown 788! Cadbury Hall, Kumasi (Nov.) Darko 471! Krokusu Hills F.R. South (Nov.) Foggie FH 4935! Puso Puso Ravine (Oct.) Morton A145!S. Nig.: Okomu F.R. (Dec.) Brenan 8398! Boje to Aboabam, Ikom Dist. (Dec.) Keay FHI 28243! Ikom Rosevear 26/30A! Oban Talbot 56! 57! 92!
Distribution (external)
E. Cameroun
Gabon
Congo
Cabinda

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