Leptaulus daphnoides

Benth. & Hook.f.

Cardiopteridaceae
Leptaulus daphnoides
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Leptaulus daphnoides
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(c) Carel Jongkind, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Africa, Burundi, Central Africa, Congo DR, East Africa, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda,

Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How to Identify

A tree. It grows 20 m tall. The leaves are oblong and 6-15 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. There are many flowers. The flowers are white and have a strong scent. The fruit is oval and 1.5 cm long by 1 cm wide.

Names & Synonyms
Icacina ledermannii Engl.
References (1)
  • World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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