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Psorospermum guineense

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Identification
Psorospermum senegalense Spach [family GUTTIFERAE ] Vismia guineensis (L.) Choisy [family GUTTIFERAE ] Psorospermum guineense (L.) Hochr. [family GUTTIFERAE ] Verified by Hutchinson; Dalziel, Isotype of Psorospermum corymbiferum Hochr. [family GUTTIFERAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Psorospermum lanatum
  • Psorospermum guineense
  • Psorospermum senegalense
  • Psorospermum corymbiferum
  • Vismia guineensis
Common name
  • kédiofuin (B&D) (IVORY COAST, MANDING-MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • oñmogu = kills fowls (Hepburn; JMD) (NIGERIA, ALAGO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • huda tukunya = pierce the pot (JMD) hùndà túkúnyá (ZOG) kàshè kaàjí = kills fowls (auctt.) kaskawani (ZOG) maganin tsuntsaye = medicine against birds (JMD) maganin tsuntsu = bird medicine (Hepburn) (NIGERIA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2

Flora

Entry for Vismia guineensis (Linn.) Choisy [family GUTTIFERAE]
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 1,
Names
Vismia guineensis (Linn.) Choisy [family GUTTIFERAE], Monogr. Hyp. 36 (1821).
Hypericum guineense Linn. [family GUTTIFERAE], Diss. Hyp. 4, t. 8, fig. 1 (1776); AmoenAcad8: 321 (1785)
Psorospermum guineense (Linn.) Hochr. [family GUTTIFERAE], in AnnConservJardBotGenèv21: 57 (1919), partly (excl. syn. P. senegalense Spach, and ref. Guill. & Perr. Fl. Seneg1: 107)
Vismia leonensis Hook. f. [family GUTTIFERAE], in FlNigrit243 (1849); F.T.A1: 161; ChevBot50; F.W.T.A., ed1, 1: 230
Vismia leonensis var. macrophylla Hutch. & Dalz. [family GUTTIFERAE], F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 1: 230 (1927); Kew Bull1928: 227
Vismia laurentii var. polyandra Hochr. [family GUTTIFERAE], l.c. 55.
Information
A small tree, up to 50 ft. highin secondary forest growth; petals greenish-yellow with thin red markings.
Habitat
in secondary forest growth
Distribution
Port. G. Cacine (July) Esp. Santo 2117!Fr. G. Conakry (June) Debeaux 422! Kaba to Haut-Mamou (May) Chev. 13265! Massadou, Macenta (May) Collenette 23!S. L. Afzelius! Smeathmann! T. Vogel 122! R. Bagroo (Apr.) Mann 864! Kahreni, Limba (Apr.) Sc. Elliot 5591! Njala (fl. May, fr. Oct.) Deighton 668! Small 125!Lib. Gbanga (fl. & fr. Sept.) Linder 810! Ganta (May) Harley 1173! Butaw, Sinoe (Mar.) Baldwin 11490!Iv. C. Mt. Momy, Dyolas (fr. Apr.) Chev. 21372! Toumodi, Baoulé-Sud (fr. Aug.) Chev. 22384!G. C. Kumasi (Apr.) Vigne 1091! Ancobra (fr. Jan.) Kitson 1007! Obuasi (fr. June) Andoh FH 4213!S. Nig. Aguku Thomas 885! Ekwulobia, Awka (fr. Nov.) Ujor FHI 15293!Br. Cam. Kumba Dist. (fr. June) Olorunfemi FHI 30622!
Distribution (external)
French Cameroons

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