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Triclisia dictyophylla

Botanic Family

Menispermaceae

Author

Diels

Common Names

• Etoko Bola (Bambindjere)

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Congo
• Gabon
• Ghana
• Ivory Coast
• Liberia
• Nigeria
• Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• forest edge
• lowland rain forest

Flowering Times

• Mar

Fruiting Times

• May

Very large cauliferous liana with fruits riping orange, petals yellowish inside, outside with brown indumentum, male flowers pale brown in lax cymes, female flowers dull orange in congested cymes

Medicinal uses, made into alcoholic drink, social, religious & superstitious uses

Further References

• Mobot
• Jstor
• The Plant List 2