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Omphalocarpum elatum

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Name

Identification
Omphalocarpum elatum Miers [family SAPOTACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Omphalocarpum elasticum
  • Omphalocarpum radlkoferi
  • Omphalocarpum congolense
  • Omphalocarpum elatum
  • Omphalocarpum trillesianum
  • Omphalocarpum anocentrum
Common name
  • deh (C; C&R) layh (C) (LIBERIA, KRU-BASA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • bσt-lεm i.e., butter-lime (S&F) (SIERRA LEONE, KRIO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • aguia (auctt.) (IVORY COAST, ABE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • baute (LAKC) fidro (Mann ex JHH fide JMD) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • adiaya (B&D) k (IVORY COAST, ABURE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • njajui (def.) (S&F) njayε (def. -εi) (S&F) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5

Flora

Entry for Omphalocarpum elatum Miers [family SAPOTACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Omphalocarpum elatum Miers [family SAPOTACEAE], in Trans. Linn. Soc., ser. 2, 1: 16, t. 4 (1875).
Omphalocarpum radlkoferi Pierre [family SAPOTACEAE], in BullSocLinnParis 1: 577, 580 (1886); EnglMonogrAfr8: 16, fig4 and t4, 5 (1904), inclvar. pluriloculare Engl., l.c
Omphalocarpum anocentrum Pierre ex Engl. [family SAPOTACEAE], Monogr. Afr. 8: 15, t. 6 (1904); Chev. Bot. 390; Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv., ed. 2, 3: 110, t. 289.
Omphalocarpum procerum [family SAPOTACEAE], of F.T.A. 1: 171 (1868), partly (Mann 712, 815, Thomson 128), not of P. Beauv.
Omphalocarpum talbotii Wernham ex Hutch.& Dalz. [family SAPOTACEAE], F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 13 (1931), name only in syn.
Information
A large tree with white waxy flowers and fruits clustered on the lower part of the stem.
Distribution
S. L. Tunkia (fl. & fr. May) Jordan 2067! Guma King-Church 2! Bagroo R. (fl. 8 fr. Apr.) Mann 815!Lib. Dukwai Cooper 81! 383!Iv. C. Dabou Jolly 162. Accrédou Chev. 16194! Yapo Chev. 22311! (Oct.) de. Wilde 694! Abidjan Aubrév. 93!Ghana Fomang Su F.R. Vigne FH 2687! Prestea (July) Vigne FH 1265! Akwantambra (Nov.) McAinsh 390!S. Nig. Degema Rosevear O.C. 116! Eket Talbot 3142! Calabar Thomson 128![Br.] Cam. Mann 712!F. Po Musola (Jan.) Guinea 1484 bis! (See Appendix, p. 359.)

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