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Gongronema latifolium

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Name

Identification
Gongronema latifolium Benth. [family ASCLEPIADACEAE ] Marsdenia latifolia (Benth.) K.Schum. [family ASCLEPIADACEAE ] Marsdenia racemosa K.Schum. [family ASCLEPIADACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Gongronema latifolium
  • Marsdenia racemosa
  • Marsdenia latifolia
  • Marsdenia leonensis
  • Marsdenia glabriflora
  • Gongronema leonense
Common name
  • aborode-aborode (FRI) akam? (FRI) kurutu (FRI) nsurogya = does not fear fire, a general name (FRI) (GHANA, AKAN-ASANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • utazi (BNO) (NIGERIA, IGBO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • buli-yeyakσ, nyiya yeyakσ (def.-i) the leaves, from ngeyakσ: a creeper (FWHM; FCD) tawa-bembe(-i) the leaves, from bembe: to encircle, as of a creeper (FWHM; FCD) yσnigbagbσi the leaves, from gbσle: drink (auctt.) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • arọ́kẹ́kẹ́ (IFE) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • n-dondo-polole (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KISSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • rope quiah (L-P) (SIERRA LEONE, KRIO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ra-bilong (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • gasub (JLT) (SENEGAL, SERER), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for Gongronema latifolium Benth. [family ]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Gongronema latifolium Benth. [family ], in Fl. Nigrit. 456 (1849); Bullock l.c. 198.
Marsdenia leonensis Benth. [family ASCLEPIADACEAE], l.c. 455 (1849); F.T.A. 4, 1: 424; F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 60.
M. glabriflora Benth. [family ], l.c. (1849); F.T.A. 4, 1: 424; F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 60.
M. latifolia (Benth.) K. Schum. [family ], (1900)-F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 60.
M. racemosa K. Schum. [family ], (1893)-F.T.A. 4, 1: 425.
Information
Climber, woody below, with hollow glabrous stems; flowers greenish-yellow.
Range
Widely distributed in tropical Africa.
Distribution
Port. G.: Catió (June, July) Esp. Santo 2093!Guin.: Macenta (Apr.) Jac.-Fél. 830!S. L.: Waterloo (July) Lane-Poole 316! Yonibana (fr. Oct.) Thomas 4131! Makali (June) Marmo 49! Njala (May) Deighton 681! Mabonto (fr. Oct.) Thomas 3507!Lib.: Sanokwele Dist. (Sept.) Baldwin 9378! Ganta Harley 1171!Iv. C.: Nimba Mt. (Aug.) Schnell 6208!Ghana: Agogo (Apr.) Adams 2595! Irvine 965! Amentia Irvine 506! New Tafo (Feb.) Lovi WACRI 3894! Kwahu (Apr.) Johnson 649!Togo Rep.: Baumann 465!N. Nig.: Ankpa (June) Daramola FHI 38041!S. Nig.: W. Lagos Rowland! Sapoba (fr. Nov.) Ejiofor FHI 24664! Iyekohiomwon, Benin (Apr.) Emwiogbon FHI 45501! Udi Dist. (May) Onochie FHI 35853! Ibadan (Apr.) Latilo FHI 34985! Oban Talbot 2072![Br.] Cam.: Buea (Mar., May) Maitland 494! 705! Kumba Daramola FHI 29841! Bulijambo (Mar.) Maitland 581!

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