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Spondias birrea

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Identification
Spondias birrea A.Rich. [family ANACARDIACEAE ] Isotype of Sclerocarya birrea (A.Rich.) Hochst. [family ANACARDIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Keay,R.W.J.,
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  • Sclerocarya birrea
  • Sclerocarya birraea
  • Spondias birrea

Flora

Entry for Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst. [family ANACARDIACEAE]
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
Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst. [family ANACARDIACEAE], in Flora 27, Bes. Beil. 1 (1844); F.T.A. 1: 449; Chev. Bot. 157.
Spondias birrea A. Rich. [family ANACARDIACEAE], in FlSeneg1: 152, t41 (1831)
Poupartia birrea (A. Rich.) Aubrév [family ANACARDIACEAE], Fl. For. Soud.-Guin. 405, t89, 1–4 (1950).
Information
Asavannahtree, to 40 ft. high, with grey fissured bark, stout branchlets and pale foliage; flowers greenish-white or reddish fruits yellow, thick-skinned, resembling a small mango; sterile regrowth shoots often with coarsely serrate leaflets; in the drier savannah regions.
Habitat
savannah ~ ; in the drier savannah regions
Range
Extends to A.-E. Sudan Abyssinia and Uganda
Distribution
Sen.: St. Louis Perrottet 156! Walo Heudelot!Port.G.: Coiada, Gabu Esp. Santo 2504!Fr.Sud.: Timbuktu Chev. 1207! Kayes (fr. May) Irvine 3218! And other localities fide Chev. l.c.Gam.: Kundu Rosevear 69! Kerewan Rosevear!IV.C.: Ouangolo Aubrév 1419 Bobo-Dioulasso Aubrév 1888.G.C.: Kulpawn R., Bantala Kitson 839! Kullum to Grumbele Kitson 653! Walemboi to Wahabu Kitson 649!Togo: Yendi (Dec., Jan., fr. May, June) Dalz!Dah.: Atacora Mts. Chev. 24088.Fr.Nig.: Gargalenti, Gourma Chev. 24427.N. Nig.: Sokoto (Mar.) Gilman 3! Ijomah.FHI 26467! Zurmi (Apr.) Keay FHI 16158! Bauchi (Feb.) Lely P. 139! Karasuwa, Nguru (fr. June) Onochie FHI 23352!
Notes
Perrier de la Bâthie in Mém. Mus. Nat.Paris, nouv. sér. 18: 244 (1944) includes Sclerocarya in Poupartia Comm. ex Juss.(1789), a genus of the Mascarenes, Madagascar and the Comores. He also suggests that the genus Lannea A. Rich. (1831) should be included. Pseudospondias Engl. (1883) and Haematostaphis Hook. f. (1860) are also close. Aubréville sinks Sclerocarya but maintains Lannea. Pending thorough revision of the whole group, however, I have followed tradition in maintaining all these genera. Sclerocarya differs from Poupartia as follows: — Poupartia, stamens 8 (–10), stigmas 5; Sclerocarya, stamens 12–16 (–26), stigmas (2–) 3.

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