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Agelaea rubiginosa

Botanic Family

Connaraceae

Author

Gilg

Common Names

• Mbalua Batepe (Kibila)

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Cameroon
• Congo
• Gabon
• Gulf of Guinea Islands
• Nigeria
• Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Rain forest
• gallery forest

Flowering Times

• Mar (Cameroon)
• Jul (Zaire)

Fruiting Times

• Mar (Zaire)
• Jan (Gabon)

Large liana to 22m with glabrous branches, often furrowed. Trifoliate leaves, coriaceous leaflets, terminal leaflet to 230mm x 110mm. Terminal or axillary many-flowered inflorescence to 350mm long, hairy sepals to 4.5mm x 1mm, dull white petals to 5mm x 1mm. Red velvety follicles to 22mm x 12mm with many coarse protuberances.

Further References

• Mobot
• AUWP
• The Plant List 2