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Paramacrolobium coeruleum

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Name

Identification
Paramacrolobium coeruleum (Taub.) J.Léonard [family LEGUMINOSAE ]
Related name
  • Paramacrolobium coeruleum
Common name
  • lingué-tiangol (Aub.) (GUINEA, MANDING-MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • wσ-kσne (S&F) (SIERRA LEONE, KONO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • sa-gbembe (def. -i) (FCD; S&F) sa-gbembilii (def.) (S&F) tε (def. -i) (auctt.) tεlε (def. -i) (FCD; S&F) twabembe = warri board (JMD) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • fankoni (Aub.) (GUINEA, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3

Flora

Entry for PARAMACROLOBIUM coeruleum (Taub.) J. Léon. [family LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, page 1, (1967) Author: J. P. M. Brenan
Names
PARAMACROLOBIUM coeruleum (Taub.) J. Léon. [family LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE], in B.J.B.B. 24: 348 (1954) & in Mém. 8°, Classe Sci., Acad. Roy. Belg. 30(2): 230 (1957); Exell & Hillcoat in C.F.A. 2: 200 (1956); K.T.S.: 105 (1961). Types: Tanganyika, Bagamoyo District, Viansi, Stuhlmann 6088 & Dar es Salaam, Stuhlmann 7575 (both B, syn. †)
Vouapa coerulea Taub. [family ], in E.J. 19, Beibl. 47: 31 (1894) & in P.O.A. C: 199, t. 23 (1895)
Macrolobium coeruleoïdes De Wild. [family LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE], in Ann. Mus. Congo, Bot., sér. 5, 2: 137 (1907); L.T.A.: 679 (1930). Types: Congo Republic, District Forestier Central, Lukolela, Pynaert 179 & Ibali, E. & M. Laurent & Eala, M. Laurent 734 & Bas-Congo, Kisantu, Gillet 3784 (all BR, syn.)
Macrolobium coeruleum (Taub.) Harms [family LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE], in V.E. 3(1): 475 (1915); L.T.A.: 679 (1930); T.S.K.: 62 (1936); T.T.C.L.: 105 (1949); J. Léon. in F.C.B. 3: 411 (1952)
Information
Tree 5–40 m. high (fide F.C.B.), usually about 5–15 m. in East Africa; bark grey-brown, fairly smooth, with very fine longitudinal striations; branchlets glabrous, or sometimes (especially in Kenya) ± pubescent when young. Leaves glabrous, or rarely with some pubescence especially on rhachis, petiolules and near leaflet-bases; leaflets ± falcate and lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate, or sometimes ovate, (2.5–)4–10(–15, fide F.C.B.) cm. long, (1.4–)1.8–4.3(–6, fide F.C.B.) cm. wide, tapering-acuminate at apex, rounded to broadly cuneate at base; network of veins very close and rather prominent on both surfaces. Inflorescence glabrous except for bracts; pedicels 1.5–3 cm. long; bracteoles thick and hard, elliptic or oblong-elliptic, 2–3–3.2(–3.7, fide F.C.B.) cm. long, 1–1.8 cm. wide, glabrous outside, densely tomentellous within. Hypanthium glabrous. Largest petal obovate, 3–3.5(–4.7, fide F.C.B.) cm. long, 1–2.3 cm. wide. Pods 8.5–18(–20, fide F.C.B.) cm. long, 2.5–5(–6, fide F.C.B.) cm. wide. Seeds dark brown, ± quadrate, 1.3–2.5 cm. long, 1–2 cm. wide. Fig. 34, p. 156.
Range
DISTR. K7; T6
Altitude range
8–360 m.
Distribution
KENYA Kwale District Shimba Hills, Feb. 1937, Dale 3628! & about 32 km. SW. of Jardini towards Mrima Hill, Maseseni [? Mafisini], 28 Jan. 1961, Greenway 9804 !TANGANYIKA Uzaramo District Pugu Forest Reserve, June 1954, Semsei 1764! & Vikindu Forest Reserve, 29 Jan. 1954, Omari 14!
Distribution (external)
; Guinée Republic
Sierra Leone
Cameroun Republic
Congo Republic
Central African Republic
Notes
Although the distribution of this species is notably discontinuous, it does not seem correlated with any important geographical variation.

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