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Mansonia altissima

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Name

Identification
Achantia altissima A.Chev. [family STERCULIACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Mansonia altissima (A.Chev.) A.Chev. [family MALVACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Mansonia altissima
  • Achantia unrecorded
  • Achantia altissima
Common name
  • do (RP; K&B) drodié (auctt.) (IVORY COAST, DAN), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • groosu (IVORY COAST, KRU-BETE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • bodua (auctt.) borua (auctt.) bua (K&B) budu (K&B) (IVORY COAST, ANYI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • bete (auctt.) (IVORY COAST, AKYE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • bete (A Chev.; RS) (IVORY COAST, VULGAR), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • mansonia; ofun (Nigeria, H-Hansen)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • bodua (K&B) bodua (RP) bona (K&B) borua (auctt.) budu (K&B) bura (B&D) (IVORY COAST, BAULE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5

Flora

Entry for Mansonia altissima var. altissima (A. Chev.) A. Chev. [family STERCULIACEAE]
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
Mansonia altissima var. altissima (A. Chev.) A. Chev. [family STERCULIACEAE], — in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 58, Mém. 8: 138 (1912); Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv. 2: 261, t. 230; Kennedy For. Fl. S. Nig. 62; Brenan in Hook. Ic. Pl., sub t. 3451; Chatterjee & Brenan in Hook. Ic. Pl., sub t. 3484.
Achantia altissima A. Chev. [family STERCULIACEAE], in BullMusHistNat15: 548 (1910).
Information
Aforesttree, to 100 ft. high, deciduous, with white fragrant flowers and winged maple-like fruits.
Habitat
forest
Distribution
Iv. C. Mbayakro, Nzi (Aug.)G. C. Nkwanta (fr. Jan.) Chipp 65! Sunyani (fr. Jan.) Chipp 72! Kumasi (fr. Oct.) Brent 936! Jimira F.R. (July) Vigne, FH 3013!S. Nig. Olokemeji (fr. Jan.) A. F. Ross 50! Mamu F.R., Ibadan (July) Ahmed 8 Chizea FHI 20004! Akure F.R. (July) Onwudinjoh FHI 23419! Agbabu, Ondo Prov. Kennedy 2373! (See Appendix, p. 108.)

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