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Rhaphiostylis beninensis

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Type of Rhaphiostylis latifolia Pierre [family ICACINACEAE]
Filed as Rhaphiostylis beninensis (Hook.f.) Planch. ex Benth [family ICACINACEAE]
Filed as Rhaphiostylis beninensis (Hook.f. ex Planch.) Planch. ex Benth. [family ICACINACEAE]
Filed as Rhaphiostylis beninensis (Hook.f. ex Planch.) Planch. ex Benth. [family ICACINACEAE]
Type of Rhaphiostylis latifolia Pierre [family ICACINACEAE]
Type of Rhaphiostylis latifolia Pierre [family ICACINACEAE]
Filed as Rhaphiostylis beninensis (Hook.f. ex Planch.) Planch. ex Benth. [family ICACINACEAE]
Filed as Rhaphiostylis beninensis (Hook.f.) Planch. ex Benth. [family ICACINACEAE]
Filed as Rhaphiostylis beninensis (Hook.f. ex Planch.) Planch. ex Benth. [family ICACINACEAE]
Type of Rhaphiostylis latifolia Pierre [family ICACINACEAE]
Rhaphiostylis beninensis (Hook.f. ex Planch.) Planch. ex Benth. [family ICACINACEAE]
Rhaphiostylis beninensis (Hook.f. ex Planch.) Planch. ex Benth. [family ICACINACEAE]
Filed as Rhaphiostylis beninensis (Hook. f. ex Planch.) Planch. ex Benth. [family ICACINACEAE]
Filed as Rhaphiostylis beninensis (Hook.f. ex Planch.) Planch. ex Benth. [family ICACINACEAE]
Isosyntype of Rhaphiostylis scandens Engl. [family ICACINACEAE]
Filed as Rhaphiostylis beninensis (Hook.f. ex Planch.) Planch. ex Benth. [family ICACINACEAE]
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Identification
Rhaphiostylis latifolia Pierre [family ICACINACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Rhaphiostylis beninensis (Hook.f. ex Planch.) Planch. ex Benth. [family ICACINACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Rhaphiostylis heudelotii
  • Rhaphiostylis latifolia
  • Apodytes beninensis
  • Rhaphiostylis beninensis
  • Rhaphiostylis scandens
Common name
  • am-purepure (FCD) ra-thσnk (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • buru tâgol (K&A; JB) (SENEGAL, FULA-PULAAR (Senegal)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • kpọlọkọtọ (NWT fide JMD) ucici n’efìfìè = ucici of the afternoon (NWT fide JMD) (NIGERIA, IGBO (Uburubu)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • kp’ọlọkọtọ (NWT) (NIGERIA, IGBO (Obompa)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bu kita (JB; K&A) (SENEGAL, DIOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • malé-niru (B&D) (IVORY COAST, KWENI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • logbapawkpawkla (B&D) (IVORY COAST, GAGU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • kpè-kpè (A&AA) (IVORY COAST, AKYE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • kwékora (B&D) (IVORY COAST, ‘NÉKÉDIÉ’), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • foklobe (FCD) fokobi (L-P) pεwεla (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • buru tiangol (O.Caille) (GUINEA, FULA-PULAAR (Guinea)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bogdrobo (B&D) (IVORY COAST, KRU-GUERE (Chiehn)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • oke ikpokrikpo from oke: strong (AJC) (NIGERIA, IGBO (Umuahia)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • σkwakora-gyahene = old man’s shin-bone (BD&H; FRI) (GHANA, AKAN-TWI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • idia pata (Millen) itá para (EWF; JMD) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • pεgεla (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE (Kpa)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • pro pro lah (JMD) (LIBERIA, MANO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2

Flora

Entry for APODYTES beninensis Hook. f. [family ICACINACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 1, page 345, (1868) Author: (by Prof. Oliver).
Names
APODYTES beninensis Hook. f. [family ICACINACEAE], Ic. Plant. 778.
Rhaphiostylis beninensis Planch. [family ICACINACEAE], in Fl. Nigrit. 259.
Rhaphiostylis Heudelotii Planch. [family ICACINACEAE], Miers' Contrib. Bot. i. 60. t. 6.
Information
A glabrous shrub with terete extremities. Leaves firmly membranous or coriaceous, elliptic-oblong, rather obtusely acuminate, narrowed to the cuneate or but slightly rounded base, entire, glabrous, midrib prominent beneath, subdistant lateral veins moderately so, reticulation faint, 3–6 in. long, 1–2 1/4 in. broad; petiole 1–2 lines. Flowers 1/4– 1/3 in. long, pedicellate, in 3–10-flowered axillary fascicles or exceptionally subsolitary; pedicels glabrous, shorter than or equalling the flowers. Calyx glabrous; lobes ovate-rotundate. Filaments compressed below, subulate or filiform above. Ovary glabrous.
Distribution
Congo Lower Guinea Smith!Senegambia Upper Guinea !Upper Guinea Cape Palmas, T. Vogel!

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