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Ancistrocladus congolensis

Botanic Family

Ancistrocladaceae

Author

J. Léonard

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Congo
• Gabon
• Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Secondary forest
• periodically flooded forest edge
• swamp

Flowering Times

• Aug
• Sep
• Oct (Gabon)

Fruiting Times

• Aug

Liana to 20m with hooked branches. Coriaceous glabrous leaves to 180mm x 85mm. Lateral pendent panicles with bracts to 2mm long, yellow flowers, pale green calyx, 5 sepals to 6mm x 3mm, 5 petals to 4mm x 3.5mm. Fruit a nut 15mm x 20mm aging brown with persistent sepals & longitudinally 5-7 ridged.

Medicinal

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• Jstor
• ResearchGate