Isotype of Strychnos elaeocarpaGilg ex Leeuwenb. [family LOGANIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Leeuwenberg, A.J.M.,
Related name
Strychnos moloneyi
Strychnos elaeocarpa
Strychnos floribunda
Strychnos littoralis
Information
Entry for Strychnos elaeocarpa Gilg [family LOGANIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 3
Names
Strychnos elaeocarpaGilg [family LOGANIACEAE]
Description
A small tree 6–10 m tall, trunk 15–25 cm diameter; on river-banks; in evergreen forest and old jungle; in W Cameroons, and in E Cameroun.The leaf is reported to be not bitter and the flowers sweet-scented (1).Chromosome number is 2n = 44 (1).
