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Trachyphrynium braunianum

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Name

Identification
Trachyphrynium braunianum (K.Schum.) K.Schum. [family MARANTACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Trachyphrynium braunianum
  • Thalia indet.
  • Phrynium indet.
Common name
  • pei-naŋga from pei: leaf; naŋga: mat; i.e., leaf for mat (FCD) pela siombue = leaf of modesty; from siombue, shame; because worn when batheing (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KISSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • bola, bula (JMD) dane (def. -i) the fruit (FCD) hagba-la (def. -i (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for TRACHYPHRYNIUM braunianum (K. Schum.) Baker [family ]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, page 1, (1952) Author: E. MILNE-REDHEAD
Names
TRACHYPHRYNIUM braunianum (K. Schum.) Baker [family ], in F.T.A. 7: 319 (1898); Milne-Redh. in K.B. 1950: 158 (1950); B.S.B.B. 83: 7, 11 (1950). Type: A.-E. Sudan, Equatoria Province, Atasilli Brook, Schweinfurth 3061 (B, lecto., K, iso.-lecto.!)
Hybophrynium braunianum K. Schum. [family MARANTACEAE], in E.J. 15: 428, fig. A-E (1892); E.P. IV. 48: 41 (1902); Hutch. in F.W.T.A. 2: 336 (1936)
Information
Rhizome creeping, much branched. Bamboo-like shoots 2–4.5 m. or occasionally up to 7.5 m. high, forming thickets. Cataphylls persistent, up to 21 cm. long. Leaves very variable in size; blades elliptic, slightly asymmetrical, shortly acuminate, rounded or cordate at the base, held ± in two ranks with the more curved margin nearer to the stem, ranging from 5.5 x 2.0 cm. and 12.5 x 4.0 cm. to 20 x 7.5 cm. and 19 x 10 cm.; petiole above the joint 0.5–1.7 cm. long. Inflorescence up to 20 cm. long with up to 43 nodes, usually shorter with fewer nodes; internodes 4–7 cm. long, shortly pubescent; bracts 2.0–2.8 cm. long; peduncle 2–4 mm. long; fleshy bracteoles about 2 mm. long. Flowers white, sometimes tinged pink or purple; expanded flower about 2 cm. in diameter. Capsule lobed if more than 1-seeded, obovoid or the lobes ± obovoid, about 1.5 cm. long, strongly muricate, orange (see Fig. 1/1); seed obovoid, about 7 mm. diameter, glossy black or somewhat brownish, with a brownish-white aril. Fig. 1/1 and 1A.
Range
DISTR. U2, 4 Sierra Leone to Belgian Congo and A.-E. Sudan
Altitude range
1010–1170 m.
Distribution
UGANDA Masaka District Sese Islands, Bugala, 3 June 1932 (fl.), Thomas 27!;UGANDA Mengo District Entebbe, Kitubulu, June 1946 (fl. & fr.), Eggeling 5707! Entebbe Mar. 1935 (fl. & fr.), Chandler 1172!

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