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Anthocleista laxiflora

Botanic Family

Gentianaceae

Author

Baker

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Congo
• Equatorial Guinea
• Gabon

Natural Habitats

• Riverside
• montane streamside

Flowering Times

• Aug (Equatorial Guinea) Mar (Gabon) Apr (Congo)

Fruiting Times

• Mar (Gabon)

Climbing shrub to 30m. Leathery glabrous leaves 150mm x 50mm. Cymes of flowers, calyx 20mm long with lobes, pale yellow corolla. Beaked dark green fruit dotted pale green to 20mm x 18mm with persistent style base & beak to 3mm.

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• FOTA
• Jstor
• Mobot