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Markhamia tomentosa

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Name

Identification
Markhamia tomentosa (Benth.) K.Schum. ex Engl. [family BIGNONIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Diniz,M.A., Muenteria tomentosa (Benth.) Seem. [family BIGNONIACEAE ]
Related name
  • Spathodea tomentosa
  • Muenteria lutea
  • Muenteria tomentosa
  • Markhamia sessilis
  • Spathodea lutea
  • Dolichandrone tomentosa
  • Markhamia tomentosa
Common name
  • mawelu (AHU) (WEST CAMEROONS, KPE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • (Guinea-Bissau) n’álè (JDES) urn-hálè (JDES) (GUINEA-BISSAU, FULA-PULAAR), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • nσkσt∫o (FRI) (GHANA, GA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bétali (Aub., ex K&A) (SENEGAL, MANDYAK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • blu (K&B) (IVORY COAST, DAN), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • obogyanebuσ = stone depends upon stone (FRI; DF) (GHANA, KWAWU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • poi un dubu (K&B) (IVORY COAST, KRU-GUERE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kokè (B&D) (IVORY COAST, MANDING-MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • a-lil-a-korankσ (NWT) (RS) SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • tomboro (Aub.; K&B) (IVORY COAST, AKAN-BRONG), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kodo (FCD) (RS) SIERRA LEONE, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • og bano (DRR) (NIGERIA, IGBO (Enugu)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • blis (Aub., ex K&A) (SENEGAL, BALANTA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • tomboro (FRI) (GHANA, BRONG), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • irigańa (JLT, ex K&A) naŋam (SENEGAL, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • abbe (AHU) (WEST CAMEROONS, KOOSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ε foσ-bese (BD&H; FRI) kwaensa (TFC; FRI) (GHANA, AKAN-ASANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bòbèdu (Ithmann) malanga (AHU) (WEST CAMEROONS, DUALA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • egbo (JMD) ògírìsì (JMD) (NIGERIA, IGBO (Umuahia)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • filείε-na (FCD) luguna (NWT) (RS) SIERRA LEONE, SUSU-DYALONKE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • echero (DRR) onyiri akikara (auctt.) (NIGERIA, IGBO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • vorone (B&D) vuluné (B&D) vuruni (B&D) (IVORY COAST, KWENI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kisal (K&A) sibupal sudicam (Aub.) (SENEGAL, BANYUN), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • asungkares (DF) bunamkarésabu = sour sweat - sugary (DF) (THE GAMBIA, DIOLA (Fogny)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • akoko (Phillips; JRA) ìrù àáyá, ãyá: a species of monkey; iru: Parkia filicoidea (JMD; KO&S) iwe (Dawodu) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kafau andu (Aub.; (GUINEA, FULA-PULAAR (Guinea)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bunamkarésabu (Aub., ex K&A) (SENEGAL, DIOLA (Fogny)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kravaka (B&D) (IVORY COAST, BAULE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • nokσt∫o (FRI) (GHANA, ADANGME), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kafanâdu (Aub., ex K&A) (SENEGAL, FULA-PULAAR (Senegal)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kasungkares (JB, ex K&A) (SENEGAL, DIOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bacombi (B&D) (IVORY COAST, KYAMA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • OF TOGO tschitschine (Volkens) (TOGO, YORUBA-IFE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ogie-ikhimwim (KO&S) ògìkhìnrùwìn (Amayo) (NIGERIA, EDO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • sundu kumasore (D.G.Thomas) waralankσ (NWT) (RS) SIERRA LEONE, MANINKA (Koranko)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for MARKHAMIA sessilis Sprague. [family BIGNONIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol IV, Part 2, page 516, (1905) Author: (By T. A. Sprague).
Names
MARKHAMIA sessilis Sprague. [family BIGNONIACEAE]
Muenteria tomentosa Seem. [family BIGNONIACEAE], in Journ. Bot. 1865, 330, t. 35, partly (as regards figure and Angola plant, excl. synonyms).
Markhamia tomentosa Hiern [family BIGNONIACEAE], Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. i. 792, not of K. Schum.
Information
A shrub or tree, 5–30 ft. high; branchlets pubescent or puberulous. Leaves 9–21 in. long; leaflets 11–15, ovate, ovate-oblong or lanceolate, obtusely acuminate, 3–7 1/2 in. long, 1–3 in. broad, entire or serrulate, glabrous above, except the veins (rarely puberulous), finely pubescent or glabrescent below; pseudostipules subulate, 4–5 lin. long, pubescent. Raceme terminal, oblong, elongated, tomentose; lateral cymes sessile. Pedicels 3–4 lin. long. Calyx 11–14 lin. long, rostrate, split down to within 3 lin. from the base, shortly tomentose; beak 2 1/2–4 lin. long. Corolla yellow, with reddish stripes; tube 18–19 lin. long; basal cylindric portion 3–4 lin. long, 1 1/2–1 3/4 lin. in diam.; lobes conspicuously glandular. Stamens inserted 3 1/2–4 1/2 lin. above the base of the corolla-tube; filaments slightly thickened and furfuraceous at the base; anther-lobes 1 1/2–1 3/4 lin. long. Disc annular, 3/4 lin. high. Ovary 4–5 lin. long, glabrous; stigma-lobes elliptic or ovate-lanceolate, entire or dentate. Capsule slightly curved, 1 1/2–3 ft. long, 8–9 lin. broad, finely tomentose; seeds 13–18 1/2 lin. long, 3–3 1/2 lin. broad; nucleus 4 1/2–5 1/2 lin. long.
Distribution
Congo Lower Guinea Smith!Angola Lower Guinea Golungo Alto; near Sange, at the base of the Serra de Alto Queta, Welwitsch, 485! among the mountains of Cungulungulo, Welwitsch, 485b! and fruit, 815!

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