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Turraea vogelii

Botanic Family

Meliaceae

Author

Hooker f. ex Bentham

Common Names

• Lungbalungba (Andiri)
• Ofauofau (Andiri)
• Dumbadumba (Nduye)
• Rumgbarumgba (Nduye)
• Myablengo (Teturi)
• Amelengole (Teturi)

Geographical Habitats

• Uganda
• Princípe & São Tomé
• Angola
• Sudan
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Gabon
• Congo
• Fernando Po
• Nigeria
• Ghana
• Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• forest edge
• secondary forest edge

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Sep
• Dec

Fruiting Times

Climbing shrub, shrub or small tree with glabrous leaves 125mm x 70mm except for puberulous mid-rib & main veins, axillary umbels to 28-flowered in a false raceme to 65mm long, flowers fragrant white or purple, 5-toothed calyx, whitish petals to 25mm long, capsule 35mm x 18mm, orange

Fruit contains water used as cosmetic

Further References

• net
• Mobot
• Botanicus
• Aluka
• The Plant List
• FOTA