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Bambekea racemosa

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

Cogniaux

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Cameroon
• Congo
• Gabon
• Ivory Coast
• Nigeria
• Rwanda
• Uganda
• Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Montane forest

Flowering Times

• Apr (Zaire)

Fruiting Times

Herbaceous liana to 7m with bifid tendrils. 5-lobed leaves to 200mm long. Yellow or orange flowers, calyx tube 3mm wide with teeth 3mm long, 5 sepals 3mm x 1mm, 5 petals 8mm x 5mm, male racemes with 10-20 flowers. Female racemes 120mm long

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• FWTA
• Mobot
• BJBEB
• DPRV