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Oxyanthus racemosus

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Name

Identification
Oxyanthus racemosus Hiern [family RUBIACEAE ] (stored under name); Oxyanthus sulcatus Hiern [family RUBIACEAE ]
Related name
  • Loranthus unrecorded
  • Oxyanthus tubiflorus
  • Sterculia verticillata
  • Ucriana speciosa
  • Oxyanthus sulcatus
  • Oxyanthus racemosus
  • Ucriana racemosa
  • Oxyanthus rubiflorus
Common name
  • baja (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • ε-bσmatino (NWT) ma-tont (NWT) ma-tontoin (JMD) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • (Sherbro) momana-lε = cow’s udder (FCD) momana-lε = cow’s udder (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, BULOM), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • (Magbile) aniyabεmbwa (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, LOKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • makota (JMD) (SIERRA LEONE, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • demontié (IVORY COAST, BAULE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for Oxyanthus racemosus & Thonn.) Keay [family RUBIACEAE]
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
Oxyanthus racemosus & Thonn.) Keay [family RUBIACEAE], l.c. 42 (1958).
Ucriana racemosa Schum.& Thonn. [family RUBIACEAE], (1827).
Oxyanthus hirsutus DC. [family RUBIACEAE], (1830)
Oxyanthus thonningii Benth. [family RUBIACEAE], (1849)
Oxyanthus rubriflorus Hiern [family RUBIACEAE], in F.T.A3: 108 (1877); F.W.T.A., ed .1, 2: 80
Oxyanthus ? sulcatus Hiern [family RUBIACEAE], l.c(1877); ChevBot325
Oxyanthus tubiflorus [family RUBIACEAE], of F.T.A3: 107; of ChevBot325; of F.W.T.A., ed .1, 2: 80; not of (Andr.) DC.
Information
A shrub or small tree, 21/2-15 ft. high; flowers white, fragrant; ripe fruits orange or red; in coastal scrub and in forest vegetation well inland.
Habitat
; in coastal scrub and in forest vegetation well inland.
Range
to Angola
Distribution
Port. G.: Catió (fl. buds June) Esp. Santo 2097! Cacine Guileje (young fr.Guin.: Kindia (Mar.) Chev. 13070. Doubaya, Forécariah (June) Jac.-Fél. 1728!S. L.: Afzelius! Stormont! Bagroo R. Mann! Yoni, Sherbro Isl. (Mar.) Deighton 2474! Goderich (Apr.) Deighton 4751! Mesima (Apr.) Deighton 3700! Mando (May) Jordan 249!Lib.: Brewersville (fl. & fr. Dec.) Baldwin 10942! 11956!Iv. C.: Bouroukrou Chev. 16997.Ghana: Cape Coast to Saltpond (Apr.) Scholes 207! Aburi Brown 431! Nchenenchene (Apr.) Kitson 1072! Accra T. Vogel! Akwapim (May) Irvine 1765! Thonning!Togo Rep.: Lomé Warnecke 460!N. Nig.: near Gerki, Abuja Dist. (Apr.) Keay FHI 37648!S. Nig.: Lagos Rowland! Elugu Barter 3417! Abeokuta Barter 3325! Ibadan (Apr.) Meikle 1395! Onitsha Barter 1794!

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