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Vangueriella discolor

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Identification
Isotype of Canthium discolor Benth. [family RUBIACEAE ] Vangueriella discolor (Benth.) Verdc. [family RUBIACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Vangueriopsis discolor
  • Vangueriella discolor
  • Canthium discolor
Common name
  • kpaŋiundu (FCD; S&F) (SIERRA LEONE, KISSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • kobuélé (Brossart ex A Chev. fide JMD) (GUINEA, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • ke niñ é èn (JB) (SENEGAL, DIOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • yis (SIERRA LEONE, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • wiyerete (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, LIMBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • wusi-kσnε (FCD; S&F) (SIERRA LEONE, KONO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • (Sherbro) bakraũ-lε (FCD; S&F) (SIERRA LEONE, BULOM), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

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Entry for Vangueriella discolor (Benth.) Verdc. [family RUBIACEAE]
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
Vangueriella discolor (Benth.) Verdc. [family RUBIACEAE]
Vangueriopsis discolor (Benth.) Robyns. [family RUBIACEAE]
Common names
SENEGAL: DIOLA ke niñ é èn (JB) GUINEA: MANDING-BAMBARA kobuélé (Brossart ex A Chev. fide JMD) SIERRA LEONE: BULOM (Sherbro) bakraũ-lε (FCD; S&F) KISSI kpaŋiundu (FCD; S&F) KONO wusi-kσnε (FCD; S&F) LIMBA wiyerete (NWT) MANDING-MANDINKA yis
Uses
(leaf, shoot, bark) Medicines: paralysis, epilepsy, convulsions, spasm (leaf, wood) Phytochemistry: fish-poisons Agri-horticulture: weeds, parasites (bark) Products: exudations-gums, resins, etc.
Description
A scrambling bush, or small tree to 12 m tall and trunk to 60 cm girth, often spiny; of scrub and savanna bush; in Senegal to Ghana.The tree is capable of rapid growth in open conditions and is considered to be an important weed species in plantations and
References
References:1. Cooper 425, K. 2. Cooper & Record, 1931: 115, as Vangueriopsis discolor Robyns. 3. Dalziel, 1937: 414, as V. discolor Robyns. 4. Portères, s.d.: as V. discolor Robyns. 5. Savill & Fox, 1967: 227–8, as V. discolor Robyns.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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