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Hypselodelphys violacea

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Identification
Hypselodelphys violacea (Ridl.) Milne-Redh. [family MARANTACEAE ] (stored under name); Trachyphrynium violaceum Ridl. [family MARANTACEAE ]
Related name
  • Trachyphrynium preussianum
  • Trachyphrynium vioalceum
  • Trachyphrynium violaceum
  • Hypselodelphys violacea
Common name
  • ndσgbσ-lσlo (FCD) ndσgbσ-niki (FCD) pσvσ (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • akwukwa (AJC) (NIGERIA, IGBO (Umuahia)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for Hypselodelphys violacea (Ridl.) Milne-Redh. [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
Hypselodelphys violacea (Ridl.) Milne-Redh. [family MARANTACEAE], l.c. 160 (1950); Koechlin in Fl. Gabon 9: 104, t. 23 (1964), and in Fl. Cam. 4: 112, t. 22 (1965).
Trachyphrynium violaceum Ridl. [family ], (1887)-F.T.A7: 320; KSchuml.c44; F.W.T.A., ed1, 2: 337
T. preussianum K. Schum. [family ], (1892)-F.T.A7: 320
Donax violacea (Ridl.) Roberty [family ], (1955);
Information
Straggling climber with slender stems branching at all angles forming a tanglein forestabout 12 ft. high; flowers violet and white.
Habitat
in forest
Range
Extends to Cabinda and Angola.
Distribution
S. L.: Potoru (Dec.) Deighton 3796! Sefadu, Bari (Nov.) Deighton 5272! Pujehun (Nov.) Deighton 5273!Lib.: Bushrod I. (Dec.) Barker 1100! Kakatown Whyte! Vahon, Kolahun Dist. (Nov.) Baldwin 10242! Gbanga (Sept.) Linder 629! Yratoke, Webo Dist. (July) Baldwin 6261!Iv. C.: Man to Touba (fl. & fr. Feb.) de Wit 9188! Grabo to Olodio (fr. Feb.) Aké Assi 9432!S. Nig.: Olokemeji F.R. (Mar.) Hepper 2298! Osse R., Idogun (Apr.) Stanfield 163! Babiri, Obudu Dist. (May) Latilo FHI 30921!W. Cam.: Barombi Preuss 321!
Notes
[The Nigerian specimens present some difficulty in that they have the typical angular fruit of H. violacea, but the straighter inflorescence of H. poggeana. Further field observations are desirable.-F.N.H.]

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