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Pontya excelsa

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Name

Identification
Pontya excelsa A.Chev. [family MORACEAE ] Verified by Berg, C.C., Trilepisium madagascariense DC. [family MORACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
  • Trilepisium madagascariense
  • Pontya excelsa
  • Bosqueia angolensis

Flora

Entry for Bosqueia angolensis Ficalho [family MORACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 1, Part 2,
Names
Bosqueia angolensis Ficalho [family MORACEAE], — F.T.A. 6, 2: 218; Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv. 1: 50, t. 11; Hauman in Fl. Congo Belge 1: 95.
Bosqueia welwitschii Engl. [family MORACEAE], Monogr. Afr. Morac. 36; BotJahrb51: 439, fig5, A–E
Pontya excelsa A. Chev. [family MORACEAE], (1912)
Bosqueia phoberos [family MORACEAE], of AubrévFlForSoud.-Guin331, not of Baill.
Information
Aforesttree, up to 100 ft. high, with narrow buttresses and smooth pale bark, exuding a white latex which rapidly changes to orange and finally red; branchlets with circular leaf-scars.
Habitat
forest
Distribution
Fr. G.: Lola to Nzo (fr. Mar.) Chev. 20990! Kissi Circle (Feb.) Chev. 20765.IV.C.: Aubrév. 984! Findimanou (Dec.) Chev. 22480! Zaranou (young fr. Mar.) Chev. 16278! Bangouanou Chev. 22463!G.C.: Adeambra (fr.Dah.: Djougou (fr. June) Chev. 23885! Savalou Circle (May) Chev. 23748; 23785.S.Nig.: Gambari Group F.R., Ibadan (fr. June) W. D. MacGregor 568! Symington FHI 4103! Sapoba (fl. 8 fr. Jan.) Kennedy 566! 1681! Ikom (Dec.) Catterall 54!Br.Cam.: Victoria (fl. & fr. Jan.) Maitland 186! Tiko (Jan.) Dunlap 247! Likomba Mildbr. 10592!
Distribution (external)
Gabon
Belgian
Congo
Cabinda
Angola
Annobon

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