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Scottellia leonensis

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Name

Identification
Scottellia leonensis Oliv. [family FLACOURTIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Huthch., J.; Dalz., J.M., Scottellia macropus Gilg [family FLACOURTIACEAE ]
Related name
  • Scottellia leonensis
  • Scottellia macropus
  • Criffomia unrecorded
  • Rinorea coriacea
Common name
  • firamana (S&F) (SIERRA LEONE, KORANKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • ngolo-gali (def. -i) (S&F) ngolo-kala (def. -kalei) (FCD; S&F) ngookai (def.) (S&F) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • bu diékèk (JB) (SENEGAL, DIOLA-FLUP), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2

Flora

Entry for Scottellia leonensis Oliv. [family FLACOURTIACEAE]
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
Scottellia leonensis Oliv. [family FLACOURTIACEAE], in Hook. Ic. Pl. t. 2265 (1893).
Scottellia macropus Gilg & Dinkl. [family FLACOURTIACEAE], in EnglBotJahrb40: 445 (1908).
Information
Tree to 40 ft. high (to 175 ft. fide Linder)in swamp forest at edge of water; flowers white, strongly
Habitat
in swamp forest at edge of water
Distribution
S. L. Luseniya, Samu Sc.Lib. Gbanga (Oct.) Linder 1194! Grand Bassa Dinklage 2089! (See Appendix, p. 48.)

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