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Sericostachys scandens

Botanic Family

Amaranthaceae

Author

Gilg & Lopriore

Common Names

• Umukipfu (Rwanda)
• Igitipfu (Kirundi)

Geographical Habitats

• Kenya
• Uganda
• Ethiopia
• Cameroon
• Fernando Po
• Zaire
• Congo
• Equatorial Guinea
• Rwanda
• Burundi

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• Jun

Fruiting Times

Slender glabrate liane reaching canopy with hairy leaves 75mm x 32mm, scented cream flowers in feathery axillary panicles with hairy bracts & bracteoles, flowering only every 15 years then dies back causing a fire hazard

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• net (Flora of West Tropical Africa)
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA