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Leptoderris brachyptera

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Name

Identification
Leptoderris brachyptera (Benth.) Dunn [family LEGUMINOSAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Spatholobus africanus
  • Leptoderris brachyptera
  • Derris brachyptera
  • Lonchocarpus brachypterus
Common name
  • (Guinea-Bissau) balanca (auctt.) (GUINEA-BISSAU, FULA-PULAAR), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • nwσmele-atε = spirits’ marble plant (BD&H; (GHANA, NZEMA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • balãnka (JB) (SENEGAL, FULA-PULAAR (Senegal)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • hu lélèn (JB) hu tèl é ñab (JB) (SENEGAL, DIOLA-FLUP), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • bu tãmbe béla (JB) fu agag (JB) (SENEGAL, DIOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3

Flora

Entry for Leptoderris brachyptera (Benth.) Dunn [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
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
Leptoderris brachyptera (Benth.) Dunn [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], in Kew Bull. 1910: 388; Chev. Bot. 216; Bak. f. Leg. Trop. Afr. 2: 557.
Lonchocarpus brachypterus Benth. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], (1880)
Derris brachyptera Bak. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], in F.T.A2: 246 (1871)
Spatholobus ? africanus Bak. [family ], in F.T.A2: 188 (1871)
Leptoderris reticulata Dunn [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], (1910) — Berhaut FlSen42.
Information
A widely climbing shrub, sometimes erect, with abundant inflorescences of pink or whitish flowers; flowering infrequently; in riverain forest.
Habitat
; in riverain forest.
Range
Extends to Angola
Distribution
Sen. Berhaut 1641.Port. G. Bissau (Mar.)Fr. G. Fouta Djalon Heudelot 828! Kindia Chev. 13078; 13090! Kissidougou Chev. 20722.S. L. Musaia, very common (Feb.) Deighton 4253!G. C. Axim (Feb., Mar.) Vigne FH 2834! Irvine 2168! Morton GC 8466! Kumasi (Dec.) Vigne FH 2634!Togo Amedzofe (Feb.) Morton GC 8403!Dah. Zagnanado (Feb.) Chev. 22950!S. Nig. Lagos (Aug.) Rowland! Ibadan (fl. 8 fr. Feb.) Meikle 1160! Oban Talbot 1511!Br. Cam. Victoria (fl. 8 fr. Feb.) Maitland 385!F. Po Mann 157!

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