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Atroxima liberica

Botanic Family

Polygalaceae

Author

Stapf

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Cameroon
• Congo
• Gabon
• Ghana
• Ivory Coast
• Liberia
• Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Disturbed areas
• forest
• swamp forest.

Flowering Times

• Jul (Ghana)

Fruiting Times

• Nov (Gabon) Mar (Ghana)

Liana to 10m, glabrous scrambling shrub or tree with coriaceous leaves to 150mm x 50mm. Axillary racemes of small white cream or mauve flowers, 2 petals with purple patches inside. Orange glabrous globose fruits 50mm diameter.

Edible fruit

Further References

• FCP
• Mobot
• Jstor
• The Plant List 2
• FOL