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Diospyros monbuttensis Gürke [family EBENACEAE]

Date Updated: 5 February 2007

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
Diospyros monbuttensis Gürke [family EBENACEAE], in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 26: 66 (1899); op. cit. 43: 208 (1909); Chev. Bot. 397; Kennedy For. Fl. S. Nig. 190; F. White in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux. 27: 518, t. 54 (1957); Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv., ed. 2, 3: 162, t. 310, 1-5. Diospyros senensis [family EBENACEAE], of F.T.A. 3: 520, partly (W. Afr. specs. only) not of Klotzsch.
Information
Forestshrub or small tree up to 30 ft. high; bole fluted; branches of young trees with large, spreading, sharp-pointed spines; bark papery, peeling, usually purple-brown, sometimes yellow-brown or green; slash pale yellow; sapwood white; flowers fragrant, corolla creamy-white; ripe fruit yellow or orange.
Habitat
Forest
Distribution
Iv. C. Agboville (fr. June, male fl.) Aubrév. 1389! 1808 bis! Nzi Valley, Baouké (fr. July) Chev. 22214! Toumodi, Dimbokro (fr. Oct.) Pobéguin 239!Ghana Sefwi Bekwai (fr. Oct.) Akpabla 896! New Tafo Lovi, WACRI 3958! Banka, Obuasi (male fl. Mar.) Vigne FH 1897! Pamu-Berekum F.R. (fr. Sept.) Vigne FH 2481!Togo Rep. Kue stream Kersting A637!Dah. Lahama, Allada Chev. 23258!S. Nig. Lagos Rowland! Ibadan (male fl. Apr.) Meikle 1394! Aboh Barter 290! Abeokuta Barter 3390! Mamu R., Onitsha Kennedy 2531![Br.] Cam. Wum (female fl. Mar.) Johnstone 87/31! Bambui, Bamenda Maitland 1634!
Distribution (external)
Cameroun Ubangi-Shari Congo
Diospyros monbuttensis Gürke [family EBENACEAE]
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