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Terminalia scutifera

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Name

Identification
Terminalia scutifera Planch. ex M.A.Lawson [family COMBRETACEAE ]
Related name
  • Terminalia scutifera
Common name
  • cabor (JDES) (GUINEA-BISSAU, BIDYOGO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • an-taraba (CHOP) (GUINEA-BISSAU, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • baji (L-P) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • rak-lε (FCD; S&F) (SIERRA LEONE, BULOM (Sherbro)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bich-ok = beach oak (FCD; S&F) ok = oak (S&F) (SIERRA LEONE, KRIO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • beach oak (Sierra Leone, Savill & Fox)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • salangue (JDES; EPdS) (GUINEA-BISSAU, CRIOULO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for TERMINALIA scutifera Planch. [family COMBRETACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 2, page 413, (1871) Author: (By Mr. J. G. Baker.)
Names
TERMINALIA scutifera Planch. [family COMBRETACEAE], in Herb. Hook.
Information
Leaves obovate or ovate-elliptical and shortly acuminate, coriaceous, glabrous, 5–7 in. long, 2 1/2–3 1/2 broad; petioles puberulous. Flowers in panicles, diœcious? Fruit broadly obdeltoid, wings not produced below, 1 in. long, 1 1/4 in. broad, puberulous, reddish.
Range
This is the only species from Africa with triangular fruit.
Distribution
Senegambia Upper Guinea !Sierra Leone Upper Guinea Afzelius!

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