Uvaria giganteaEngl. [family ANNONACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet., Uvariodendron calophyllumR.E.Fr. [family ANNONACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
Uvaria gigantea
Uvariodendron calophyllum
Information
Entry for Uvariodendron calophyllum R. E. Fries [family ANNONACEAE]
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 1
Names
Uvariodendron calophyllumR. E. Fries [family ANNONACEAE]
Description
An understorey tree of the high-forest, to 20 m high by 60 cm girth, occurring from Ghana to W Cameroons, and in E Cameroun.The leaves are usually over 30 cm long and often attain 1 m by 25 cm across (2).The seeds are embedded in a colourless jelly (1).
