Isotype of Millettia rhodanthaBaill. [family FABACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Adomou A.,
Related name
Millettia aromatica
Millettia warneckii
Millettia rhodantha
Common name
katindane (S&F) taugbe (S&F) (SIERRA LEONE, KONO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
hegbaama (FCD) heigbahama (FCD; S&F) njagσi (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, LOKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
firesosie (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, KORANKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
heilegbama (S&F) moigbama (Dawe) togwe (LP; JMD) tσlu-gbεlε (FCD; S&F) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
nyaŋga (S&F) (SIERRA LEONE, KISSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
ka-lin (auc (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
Flora
Entry for MILLETTIA rhodantha Baill. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 2, page 1, (1871) Author: Papilionaceae by Mr. J. G. Baker; Caesalpinieae and Mimoseae by Prof. Oliver)
Names
MILLETTIA rhodanthaBaill. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], Adans. vi. 223.
Information
An erect tree 30–40 ft. high, with yellow aromatic wood, the branches densely brown-velvety. Petioles 1 in. long. Leaves 6–8 in. long, with 13–21 slightly oblique oblong pointed subcoriaceous leaflets, 1 1/2–2 1/4 in. long, 8–9 lines broad, glabrous above, brown-velvety on the midrib and glaucescent beneath, on petiolules 1 line long with persistent setaceous stipellæ. Flowers in moderately dense axillary racemes about as long as the leaves, the lower flowers fascicled, the clusters casually stalked. Pedicels 2–3 lines long, brown-velvety. Calyx 1/8 in. deep, the teeth very short. Corolla violet, 1/2 in. deep, the orbicular standard 4 lines broad, at first thinly silky on the back. Stamens all connate. Pod (only seen immature) linear-oblong, sessile, many-seeded.
