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Allophylus chaunostachys

Botanic Family

Sapindaceae

Author

Gilg

Common Names

• Ndakamasese (Zaire)

Geographical Habitats

• Burundi
• Congo
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Rwanda
• Northern Provinces - South Africa
• Swaziland
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zaire
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• riverine forest

Flowering Times

• May (Burundi)
• Dec (Malawi)

Fruiting Times

• Jul-Sep (Malawi)

Shrub often scrambling or liana or small tree to 7m , glabrescent branches with lenticels. 3-foliolate leaves, terminal leaflet to 155mm x 60mm, mostly glabrous. Few-flowered glomerules or cymules to 240mm long, white or greenish-white scented flowers to 1.5mm long, sepals to 1.8mm x 1.5mm, petals to 1.5mm x 1mm. Fruits yellow, orange or red to 6.5mm x 6mm.

Further References

• Jstor
• Mobot
• FZ
• The Plant List 2