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Sideroxylon aylmeri

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Identification
Sideroxylon aylmeri (M.B.Scott) Baehni [family SAPOTACEAE ] Neolemonniera clitandrifolia (A.Chev.) Heine [family SAPOTACEAE ] (stored under name); Le-monniera clitandrifolia (A.Chev.) Lecomte [family SAPOTACEAE ] Verified by Heine, H.,
Related name
  • Sideroxylon aylmeri
  • Mimusops clitandrifolia
  • Sideroxylon clitandrifolia
  • Neolemonniera clitandrifolia
  • Le-monniera clitandrifolia
Common name
  • gbehen = bench (S&F) tεyε (def. -εi) (LP) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • kako (A Chev. fide JMD) (IVORY COAST, AKAN-FANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • boamamia (after A Chev. fide JMD; Aub.) (IVORY COAST, AKYE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • mahr-chu (C.; C&R) (LIBERIA, KRU-BASA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • kako (A Chev. fide JMD) (IVORY COAST, NZEMA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5

Flora

Entry for Neolemonniera clitandrifolia (A. Chev.) Heine [family SAPOTACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Neolemonniera clitandrifolia (A. Chev.) Heine [family SAPOTACEAE], l.c. (1960).
Mimusops clitandrifolia A. Chev. [family SAPOTACEAE], in Vég. ut. Afr. trop. fr. 5: 242 (1909); Chev. Bot. 392 (as "clitandrifolium"); Chev. in Rev. Bot.Appliq. 23:134 (1943).
Le monniera clitandrifolia (A. Chev.) H. Lecomte [family ], l.c. 342 (1918); Aubrév.Fl. For. C. Iv. 3: 96, t. 278; ed. 2, 3: 116, t. 292.
Sideroxylon aylmeri Scott [family SAPOTACEAE], in Kew Bull. 1915: 45; F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 12.
Pouteria aylmeri (Scott) Baehni [family SAPOTACEAE], in Candollea 9: 322 (1942).
Information
A largeforesttree, up to 90 ft. high, with buttressed stem up to 3 ft. diam., glabrous, with white latex; flowers clustered, white, scarcely 1/4 in. long; in rain forest.
Habitat
forest ~ ; in rain forest
Distribution
S. L. Gumati (May) Lane-Poole 235! Colony F.R. Vigne 17! Sokei Edwards 51!Lib. Dukwia R. (Mar.) Cooper 311!Iv. C. Nzo Aubrév.
Notes
[Note: N. batesii (Engl.) Heine l.c. (1960) is cited by Aubréville for Ivory Coast (Fl. For. C. Iv., ed. 2, 3: 116, t. 293,1-5: Tabou Aubrév. 2180), but I have not seen any specimen from our area. The species was described from Cameroun.-H.H.]

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