Trichoscypha engong
Engl. & Brehmer
Engong
AnacardiaceaeFruit
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Eric Akouangou, West & Central Africa programme
Eric Akouangou, West & Central Africa programme
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Eric Akouangou, West & Central Africa programme
Eric Akouangou, West & Central Africa programme
gbif · cc-by-nc-nd
Eric Akouangou, West & Central Africa programme
Eric Akouangou, West & Central Africa programme
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, West Africa,
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 35 m tall. The crown is large. The trunk is 1 m across. The leaves are crowded at the ends of branches. They are compound with up to 12 leaflets.
Names & Synonyms
Trichoscypha tessmannii Engl. & Brehmer
References (1)
- Breteler, F. J., 2004, The genus Trichoscypha (Anacardiaceae) in Lower Guinea and Congolia: A synoptic revision. ADANSONIA, sér. 3 • 2004 • 26 (1) : 97-127
