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Millettia drastica

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

Welwitsch ex Baker

Common Names

• Mobunja (Bambindjere)
• Timi (Bambindjere)

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Equatorial Guinea
• Gabon
• Nigeria
• Sudan
• Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Forest.

Flowering Times

• Jun

Fruiting Times

• Jul

Liana, shrub or tree with glabrous branches, imparipinnate glabrous leaves 300mm, 15-19 leaflets, terminal leaflets 85mm x 40mm, axillary & terminal racemes of purple flowers, brown or grey velvety calyx to 5mm, deep purple-lilac corolla to 18mm, standard 16mm across silky on back, glabrous pod 175mm x 20mm

Further References

• Mobot
• lLDIS
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA