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Euclinia longiflora

Botanic Family

Rubiaceae

Author

Salisbury

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Benin
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Congo
• Gabon
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Guinea Bissau
• Ivory Coast
• Liberia
• Nigeria
• Sierra Leone
• Sudan
• Togo
• Uganda
• Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Montane areas Edible fruit

Flowering Times

• Jul- Sep

Fruiting Times

Tall scrambling unarmed shrub or small tree with almost terminal solitary fragrant white to pale yellow flowers to 250mm long, reddish brown on outside, calyx lobes to 12mm long, corolla tube green or yellowish with whitish limb to 60mm, fruit to 40mm diameter, ciliate leaves 200mm x 80mm puberulous on veins beneath

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus
• FOTA
• Kew