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Atroxima afzeliana

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Identification
Atroxima congolana E.Petit [family POLYGALACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Atroxima afzeliana (Oliv. ex Chodat) Stapf [family POLYGALACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Breteler F.J. & Smissaert-Houwing, 1977
Related name
  • Atroxima zenkeri
  • Atroxima afzeliana
  • Atroxima congolana
  • Carpolobia zenkeri
Common name
  • bukokobaj˚in (K&A) (SENEGAL, DIOLA (Fogny)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • fumiton (JB; K&A) (SENEGAL, DIOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • bakésérigny (A Chev.) (GUINEA, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • budioy (K&A) (SENEGAL, DIOLA-FLUP), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • ndσmai (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, LOKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • natiniaté (A Chev.) (GUINEA, FULA-PULAAR (Guinea)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • kpεnde (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for Atroxima afzeliana (Oliv.) Stapf [family POLYGALACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 1, Part 1,
Names
Atroxima afzeliana (Oliv.) Stapf [family POLYGALACEAE], in J. Linn. Soc. 37: 86 (1905); Chev. Fl. Viv. 1: 277 (excl. syn. A. liberica Stapf).
Carpolobia afzeliana Oliv. [family POLYGALACEAE], F.T.A. 1: 136, in obs(1868)
Carpolobia macrostachya Chodat [family POLYGALACEAE], in Bull. Herb. Boiss. 5: 117 (1897).
Atroxima macrostachya (Chodat) Stapf [family POLYGALACEAE], l.c. 86; F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 1: 99.
Atroxima liberica [family POLYGALACEAE], of Chev. Bot. 44, not of Stapf.
Information
A glabrous shrub or tree with sweeping branches, sometimes scandent, to 25 ft. high; flowers cream or mauve; fruit globose, crustaceous, about 1 in. diam., edible.
Distribution
Fr. G. Heudelot! 712. Pita (Dec.) Jac.-Fel. 662!S. L. Afzelius! Kofiu, Scarcies R. (Jan.) Sc. Elliot 4618. Talla Hills (Feb.) Sc. Elliot 4897! Kabusa (fr. Apr.) Sc. Elliot 5472! Bumbuna (Oct.) Thomas 3425! 3892! Musaia (Dec.) Deighton 4516!Iv. C. Bingerville (fr. Feb.) Chev. 17351! Jolly 327! Dyolas (fr. May) Chev. 21571!S. Nig. Olokemeji (Nov.) Jones & Keay FHI 14529!
Distribution (external)
French Cameroons

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