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Manniophyton fulvum

Botanic Family

Euphorbiaceae

Author

Müller of Aargau

Common Names

• Mokosa (Bambindjere)
• Magossa (Mitsogho)
• Sudi (Andiri
• Nduye)
• Kusa (Teturi
• Mawambo)

Geographical Habitats

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

Natural Habitats

• Secondary forest
• primary forest
• disturbed areas.

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Sep

Liana or prostrate woody herb or shrub with hairy branches, coriaceous hairy 2-3 lobed leaves 160mm x 200mm, pale rusty-tomentose trilobed green capsule 25mm long, cream flowers in axillary inflorescences, male panicles with small bracts, calyx lobes 3mm x 2.5mm, glabrous corolla 3.5mm long, female panicles smaller, calyx as in male, petals tomentose outside glabrous within, stems & leaves covered with irritating hairs, latex irritating, straggling bush or liane, nut 25mm dianeter

Further References

• Mobot
• FCP
• Aluka
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA
• Kew