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Pleiocoryne fernandensis

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Identification
Pleiocoryne fernandensis (Hiern) Rauschert [family RUBIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Pleiocoryne fernandensis
  • Randia unrecorded
  • Gardenia ramentacea
  • Oxyanthus chloroleucus
  • Gardenia fernandensis
Common name
  • moli (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • ε-yusi (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

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Entry for Pleiocoryne fernandensis (Hiern) Rauschert [family RUBIACEAE]
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 4
Names
Pleiocoryne fernandensis (Hiern) Rauschert [family RUBIACEAE]
Polycoryne fernandensis (Hiern) Keay. [family RUBIACEAE]
Common names
SIERRA LEONE: MENDE moli (NWT) TEMNE ε-yusi (NWT)
Uses
(fruit) Food: general ((?)) Agri-horticulture: ornamental, cultivated or partially tended
Description
A small scandent shrub, or liane; of the forest; across the Region from Sierra Leone to W Cameroons and Fernando Po, and on into Zaïre.The flowers are white, or white and green, and are fragrant. They might have some value as a garden ornamental.The fruit
References
Reference:1. Oldeman 828, K.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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