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Trichilia tessmannii

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Identification
Isotype of Trichilia letestui Pellegr. [family MELIACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Trichilia tessmannii Harms [family MELIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Trichilia mildbraedii
  • Trichilia montchali
  • Trichilia tessmannii
  • Trichilia lancei
  • Trichilia lanata
  • Trichilia letestui
  • Trichilia le-testui
  • Trichilia vestita
Common name
  • aribanda (auctt.) mutigbanayé (auctt.; A Chev.) (IVORY COAST, ABE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • dron (Aub.; JJdW) (IVORY COAST, KRU-GUERE (Wobe)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • tenduro-nin (GHANA, FANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • ndiabohia (Aub.; JJdW) (IVORY COAST, KYAMA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • miétan’dabo (A Chev.) (IVORY COAST, AKYE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • dandi (Aub.; JJdW) (IVORY COAST, DAN), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • σtannuru-nini (FRI; E&A) (GHANA, AKAN-ASANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • mutigbanaye duveteux (i.e., the downy mutigbanaye (Trichilia)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

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Entry for Trichilia tessmannii Harms [family MELIACEAE]
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 4
Names
Trichilia lanata A Chev. [family MELIACEAE]
Trichilia mildbraedii Harms. [family MELIACEAE]
Trichilia tessmannii Harms [family MELIACEAE]
Common names
French mutigbanaye duveteux (i.e., the downy mutigbanaye (Trichilia). IVORY COAST: ABE aribanda (auctt.) mutigbanayé (auctt.; A Chev.) AKYE miétan’dabo (A Chev.) DAN dandi (Aub.; JJdW) KRU-GUERE (Wobe) dron (Aub.; JJdW) KYAMA ndiabohia (Aub.; JJdW) GHANA: AKAN-ASANTE σtannuru-nini (FRI; E&A) FANTE tenduro-nin
Uses
(fruit) Food: general (bark) Medicines: stomach troubles (bark) Medicines: laxatives, etc. (bark) Phytochemistry: aromatic substances (timber) Products: building materials (bark) Products: exudations-gums, resins, etc. (seed) Products: pastimes-carving, musical instruments, games, toys, etc.
Products
french: Mutigbanaye duveteux
Description
A tree to 30 m high, bole straight, cylindrical to 70 cm diameter bearing a dense crown; of guinean rain-forest, lowland and submontane altitudes; from Guinea to S Nigeria, and into Cameroun, Gabon, Zaïre and Cabinda. (1, 4, 5.)Sap-wood is pale cream chan
References
References:1. Aubréville, 1959: 2: 182, as T. lanata A Chev. 2. Bouquet, 1969: 159, as T. lanata A Chev. 3. Dalziel, 1937: 329, as T. mildbraedii Harms. 4. De Wilde, 1968: 171–80. 5. Irvine, 1961: 528–9, as T. lanata A Chev. 6. Kennedy, 1936: 164, as T. m
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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