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Brachystegia nigerica

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Identification
Brachystegia eurycoma Harms [family LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE ] Albizzia unrecorded unrecorded [family LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE ] Brachystegia nigerica Hoyle & A.P.D.Jones [family LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Hoyle, A.C.; Jones, A.P.D.,
Related name
  • Albizzia unrecorded
  • Brachystegia eurycoma
  • Brachystegia nigerica
Common name
  • okwen (Nigeria, Forest Department)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • àgùnrí (Verger) akolodo (BNO) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • achị (Hoyle; BNO) (NIGERIA, IGBO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • ọ́tlá (Armstrong fide RB) (NIGERIA, IDOMA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3

Flora

Entry for Brachystegia nigerica Hoyle & A. P. D. Jones [family LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE]
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 2,
Names
Brachystegia nigerica Hoyle & A. P. D. Jones [family LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE], in Kew Bull. 1947: 68.
Brachystegia eurycoma [family LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE], of F.W.T.A., ed1,1: 348, partly, not of Harms.
Information
A largeforesttree, to 120 ft. high and 12 ft. girth with spreading crown,gregarious near water; bark smooth and dark at first, later flaking in large. irregular patches, red and fibrous when cut.
Habitat
forest ~ gregarious near water
Distribution
S. Nig. Gambari, Ibadan Ladipo FHI 19061! Oluwa F.R., Ondo (fr. Feb.) Jones FHI 14732! Usonigbe F.R. (fr. Nov.) Meikle 8 Keay 569! Sapoba Kennedy 1842! Ubiaroko, Kwale (fr. Dec.) Ainslie 15! Onitsha Unwin 66! Awka (Jan.)

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