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Landolphia jumellei

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

(Pierre ex Jumelle) Pichon

Common Names

• Bosindja (Bambindjere)
• Akuko (Teturi)
• Ngamo (Teturi
• Mawambo)

Geographical Habitats

• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Congo
• Gabon
• Togo
• Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Forest.

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

• Aug-Oct (Zaire))

Liana or tall woody tendril climber with reddish hairy branches with yellowish lenticels, leaves 110mm x 75mm hairy both surfaces, cymes reddish hair, calyx 3mm long with 5 densely fulvo-hirsute sepals,corolla yellowish 8mm long p[ubescent outside with tube 4mm long, red fruit to 120mm diameter hairy when young

Bark produces red dye, fruits & seeds edible

Further References

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