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Griffonia physocarpa

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

Baillon

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Cameroon
• Equatorial Guinea
• Gabon
• Madagascar
• Nigeria
• Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Seasonally inundated riverbank

Flowering Times

• Mar
• Sep
• Nov

Fruiting Times

• Jun

Liana or erect glabrous shrub with thinly coriaceous leaves 150mm x 58mm, cylindrical inflated fruits, terminal racemesa with 2mm bracts, glabrous calyx tube to 25mm, orange or yellow calyx, green petals to 12mm

Further References

• Mobot
• CFP
• Jstor
• ILDIS
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA
• ILDIS