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Hypselodelphys poggeana

Botanic Family

Marantaceae

Author

(K. Schumann) Milne-Redhead

Common Names

• Mbonge (Bambindjere)
• Kaluafefe (Andiri)
• Utipugowwi (Andiri)
• Apefifyango (Mawambo)
• Padudu (Teturi)

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Benin
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Congo
• Equatorial Guinea
• Gabon
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Gulf of Guinea Islands
• Ivory Coast
• Liberia
• Nigeria
• Sierra Leone
• Togo
• Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Streamside
• secondary forest
• forest edge
• flooded scrubland
• seasonally inundated forest
• woodland
• low forest.

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• Nov

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Mar
• Apr

Lianescent semi-woody unarmed rhizomatous herb or vine with glabrous leaves 200mm x 75mm with sheaths 150mm long, violet & white or white flowers with bracts 40mm long finely speckled pale pink, orange fruit, terminal clusters of scented flowers, flowers in pairs to 25mm long, glabrous sepals 12mm long, 3-lobed spiny capsule to 50mm diameter

Stems used for weaving & making fish traps

Further References

• Mobot
• Jstor
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA
• Kew