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Aganope lucida

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

(Welwitsch ex Baker) Polhill

Common Names

• Kata (Baka)
• Mpoumbayengue (Bangando)
• Edutu (Bambindjere)
• Water Vine

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Congo
• Gabon
• Gulf of Guinea Islands
• Ivory Coast
• Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Streamside
• seasonally inundated forest
• disturbed forest

Flowering Times

• Jul
• Sep (Central African Republic) Aug (Gabon)

Fruiting Times

• Aug (Gabon)

Perennial evergreen climbing or not climbing shrub or liane with glabrous branches. Imparipinnate leaves 300mm long with 5-9 coriaceous leaflets, glabrous terminal leaflet to 125mm x 62mm, leaves white beneath. Axillary & terminal panicles to 300mm long, white flowers, calyx 3mm, whitish corolla to 10mm. Winged greenish-red pods.

Further References

• Mobot
• ILDIS
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA