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Ancistrocladus grandiflorus

Botanic Family

Ancistrocladaceae

Author

Cheek

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• SW. Cameroon

Natural Habitats

• Wet primary & secondary forest

Flowering Times

• Nov
• Dec (Cameroon)

Fruiting Times

Climber to 25m with hooked lateral branches. Glabrous leaves to 424mm x 122mm in 8-10 leaf rosette. Lateral lax panicles to 80mm x 150mm with bracts to 2.4mm x 1.6mm, 4-5 green sepals tinged red-purple to 14.2mm x 6.2mm,4-5 yellowish-white to pale orange petals to 12mm x 6.1mm.

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• Mobot
• ResearchGate