Trichoscypha laxiflora
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Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the rainforest and up to 800 m above sea level.
Africa, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Nigeria, 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 shrub or small tree. It grows 2.4 m tall. The leaves vary and can have 3-5 or more leaflets. These vary in size and shape. They are 12-30 cm long by 5-10 cm wide. The flowers are dark red or purple. The fruit are oval and 1.5-4.5 cm long by 1-2.5 cm wide. They are smooth and orange.
Names & Synonyms
Trichoscypha dusenii Engl.Trichoscypha heterophylla Engl. & BrehmerTrichoscypha talbotii Bak.f.
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
