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Irvingia gabonensis

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Identification
Irvingia pauciflora Tiegh. [family IRVINGIACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Irvingia gabonensis (Aubry-Lecomte ex O'Rorke) Baill. [family IRVINGIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Harris D.J., 1992
Related name
  • Mangifera gabonensis
  • Irvingia coerulea
  • Irvingia laeta
  • Irvingia wombolu
  • Irvingia griffoni
  • Irvingia duparqueti
  • Irvingia barteri
  • Fegimanra africanum
  • Irvingia hookeriana
  • Irvingia gabonensis
  • Irvingia pauciflora
  • Irvingia velutina
  • Irvingia tenuinucleata
  • Irvingia erecta
  • Irvingia fusca
Common name
  • native mango; wild mango; bush mango; African mango; dika nut tree; dika bread tree., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2

Flora

Entry for Irvingia gabonensis (Aubry-Lecomte ex O’Rorke) Baill. [family ]
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
Irvingia gabonensis (Aubry-Lecomte ex O’Rorke) Baill. [family ], Trait. Méd. Phan. 2: 881 (1883); Aubrév. Fl. For C. Iv. 2: 96, t. 165; E. & P. Pflanzenfam.19A: 398, fig. 187.
Mangifera gabonensis Aubry-Lecomte ex O’Rorke [family ANACARDIACEAE], (1857)
Irvingia barteri Hook. f. [family ], (1862) — F.T.A1: 314, incl. var. tenuifolia; Chev. Bot. 104
Irvingia tenuifolia Hook. f. [family ], (1860)
Irvingia tenuinucleata Van Tiegh. [family ], (1905).
Information
Aforesttree, to 120 ft. high, with dark green shining foliage; flowers greenish, fragrant; fruits yellow, edible;often seen in villages and towns in the forest regions.
Habitat
forest ~ often seen in villages and towns in the forest regions
Range
Extends to the Belgian Congo, A.–E. Sudan and Angola
Distribution
Sen.: Fogny, Casamance (fr. Feb.) Chev. 3157!Fr. G.: Dyeke (Oct.) Baldwin 9652a! Longuery, Kouria to Ymbo (Nov.) Chev. 14789!S.L.: Kjala (fr. Feb.) Deighton 2606! Songo (Oct.) Tindall 43! Gola Forest (fr. Apr.) Small 623!IV.C.: Yapo (young fr. Oct.) Chev. 22331! Byanouan, Sanvi Chev. 17753. Davo to Soubré Chev.G.C.: Axim Morgan FH 4929!Dah.: Adjara, Porto Novo (Jan.)N.Nig.: Agaie (Nov.) Yates 26!S.Nig.: Lagos (Feb.) Dalz. 929! Abeokuta Irving! Sapoba Kennedy 2040! 2062! Eket Talbot 3139! 3140! Calabar (Feb.) McLeod! Oban Talbot 1470!Br.Cam.: R. Cameroon (Jan.) Mann 2206! Abokum, Mamfe Div. Johnstone 247/31!
Distribution (external)
Principe
Island

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