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Palisota bracteosa

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Filed as Palisota bracteosa C.B.Clarke [family COMMELINACEAE]

Filed as Palisota bracteosa C.B.Clarke [family COMMELINACEAE]

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Palisota bracteosa C.B.Clarke [family COMMELINACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Latilo, M.G., 1970

ka silo luwu gbσlu (?) (FCD) ndomu (def.-i) (JMD) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
toawombi (JMD) (SIERRA LEONE, LOKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
akwabe (FRI) (GHANA, AKAN-ASANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for Palisota bracteosa C. B. Cl. [family COMMELINACEAE]

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

Flora of West Tropical Africa

Reference Sources

Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 3, Part 1,

Palisota bracteosa C. B. Cl. [family COMMELINACEAE], in DC., Monogr. Phan. 3: 133 (1881); F.T.A. 8: 28; J. K. Morton l.c. (1967).

Stemless herb (or merely rhizomatous) with a rosette of leaves arising at about ground-level; lamina sometimes with a greenish-white stripe along midrib above; flowers pinkish-white or white; fruits red; in rain-forest.

; in rain-forest.

Guin.: Kinidougou (fr. Feb.) Martine 257!S. L.: Battiema, Kowa (fr. Dec.) Pyne 77! Makump (Oct.) Thomas 3940! Yonibana (Nov.) Thomas 4992! Sirabu, near Blama (fr. Dec.) Deighton 3452! Gegbwema (fr. Mar.) Deigton 4122!Lib.: Straub 143! Harley 496! Dinamu to St. John River (May) Harley 496a! Toroke, Tchien District (July) Baldwin 6731! Diala (Oct.) Voorhoeve 521! Nimba (Nov.) Adames 679!Iv. C.: 43 km. E. of Soubré (Dec.) Leeuwenberg 2190!Ghana: Sampa, W. Prov. (Feb.) Vigne 2917! Banka, Ashanti Irvine 496! Chairaiso, Ashanti (Nov.) Morton A2761!S. Nig.: Akarara, Calabar (May) Ujor FHI 30844! Oban Talbot 741!W. Cam.: Banga, S. Bakundu F.R. (Mar., Aug.) Richards in Hb. Brenan 9477! Dundas FHI 8387!

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