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Baphia multiflora

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

Harms

Common Names

• Nkonje (Kiha)
• Chikuntila (Kifipa)

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Burundi
• Cameroon
• Gabon
• Nigeria
• Rwanda
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zair
• Zambia

Natural Habitats

• Swamp forest

Flowering Times

• Feb (Cameroon)

Fruiting Times

• Mar-May (Tanzania)

Scandent shrub to 5m with villous stems. Leaves to 85mm x 40mm, glabrous above, pubescent beneath. Axillary many-flowered racemes, bownish-white flowers with bracteoles to 2.3mm long, calyx to 7mm long, corolla to 8mm long.

Further References

• SRGCAE