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Synsepalum revolutum

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Name

Identification
Sideroxylon revolutum Baker [family SAPOTACEAE ] (stored under name); Synsepalum revolutum (Baker) T.D.Penn. [family SAPOTACEAE ] Bakerisideroxylon revolutum (Baker) Engl. [family SAPOTACEAE ]
Related name
  • Sideroxylon revolutum
  • Synsepalum revolutum
  • Sideroxylon densiflorum
  • Vincentella bruneelii
  • Vincentella revoluta
  • Bakerisideroxylon revolutum
  • Bakerisideroxylon bruneelii
  • Vincentella camerounensis
Common name
  • bambu-lulo the vegetable butter (Bojang) (THE GAMBIA, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • obikana (Catterall) (NIGERIA, BOKYI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • asamfena-akoa (FRI; E&A) asamfona (FRI) (GHANA, AKAN-ASANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5

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Entry for Synsepalum revolutum (Bak.) Pennington [family SAPOTACEAE]
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 5
Names
Synsepalum revolutum (Bak.) Pennington [family SAPOTACEAE]
Vincentella revoluta Pierre [family SAPOTACEAE]
Common names
THE GAMBIA: MANDING-MANDINKA bambu-lulo the vegetable butter (Bojang) GHANA: AKAN-ASANTE asamfena-akoa (FRI; E&A) asamfona (FRI) NIGERIA: BOKYI obikana (Catterall)
Uses
(bark) Products: exudations-gums, resins, etc.
Description
A tree 10 to 18 m high, of the forest from Ivory Coast to Fernando Po, and on into Zaïre.The bark contains a little white latex (1). The flowers are scented.
References
Reference:1. Mensah FH. 6742, K.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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