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Agelaea paradoxa var. microcarpa

Botanic Family

Connaraceae

Author

Jongkind

Common Names

• Mpanda or Lopanda (Ntomba)
• Amanjenje (Kibila)
• Bakilibakili

Geographical Habitats

• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Congo
• Gabon
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Ivory Coast
• Liberia
• Nigeria
• Sierra Leone
• Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Primary & secondary forest
• disturbed areas

Flowering Times

• Jan (Central African Republic)
• Feb-Sep (Zaire)

Fruiting Times

• Feb-Mar (Zaire )
• Feb (Ghana)

Liana to 8m. 3-foliolate glabrous leaves. Axillary & terminal inflorescence to 20mm long, mildly perfumed white flowers, 5 sepals, 5 petals. Orange beaked follicles to 20mm x 10mm.

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• AUWP