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Alchornea floribunda

Botanic Family

Euphorbiaceae

Author

Müller of Aargau

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Congo
• Equatorial Guinea
• Gabon
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Gulf of Guinea Islands
• Ivory Coast
• Liberia
• Mali
• Nigeria
• Sierra Leone
• Sudan
• Uganda
• Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Forest

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Leaning shrub or small tree, sometimes scandent to 12m with puberulent twigs. Glabrous leaves to 150mm x 60mm. Pale green flowers, purple male flowers in terminal panicles to 150mm long, flowers with bracts & bracteoles. Female flowers in spikes to 75mm long, flowers with a bract. Glabrous capsule to 8mm diameter.

Further References

• FWTA
• JB
• Jstor
• The Plant List 2