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Napoleonaea heudelotii

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Identification
Isotype of Napoleonaea heudelotii A.Juss. [family LECYTHIDACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Napoleona heudelotii
  • Napoleonaea heudelotii
Common name
  • n-goroga (FCD; S&F) (SIERRA LEONE, LOKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • jum (SIERRA LEONE, ‘SAMU’), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • tumtσkpσ (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KONO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • gogo-golo (FCD) gσhemi (NWT) n-golo-hema (def. -hemei) = chimpanzee’s chair; after the form of the young shoots (FCD; S&F) ngoŋgo-n-golo (def. -n-goleòi) (FCD; S&F) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3

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Entry for Napoleonaea heudelotii A Juss. [family LECYTHIDACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 3
Names
Napoleonaea heudelotii A Juss. [family LECYTHIDACEAE]
Common names
SIERRA LEONE: KONO tumtσkpσ (FCD) LOKO n-goroga (FCD; S&F) MENDE gogo-golo (FCD) gσhemi (NWT) n-golo-hema (def. -hemei) = chimpanzee’s chair; after the form of the young shoots (FCD; S&F) ngoŋgo-n-golo (def. -n-goleòi) (FCD; S&F) ‘SAMU’ jum
Uses
(fruit-mucilage) Food: general (leaf) Medicines: pain-killers (young stem, fruit-rind) Medicines: pulmonary troubles (leaf) Medicines: stomach troubles (leaf) Phytochemistry: glycosides, saponims, steroids (leaf) Phytochemistry: miscellaneously poisonous or repellent Agri-horticulture: ornamental, cultivated or partially tended
Description
A small tree with large pale reddish flowers, occurring in the forest zone, often in forest regeneration, from Guinea and Sierra Leone.The young shoots with swollen uppermost node and its associated whorl of branches evoke the Mende name meaning ‘chimpanz
References
References:1. Dalziel, 1937. 2. Deighton 2642, K. 3. Greshoff, 1909: 413. 4. Scott-Elliot 4299, K.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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