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Uvaria angolensis

Botanic Family

Annonaceae

Author

Welwitsch ex Oliver

Common Names

• Mswankala (Kiha)
• Nyongwe (Kifipa)

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Burundi
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Congo
• Ethiopia
• Gabon
• Guinea
• Nigeria
• Rwanda
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zaire
• Zambia

Natural Habitats

• Forest edge
• montane areas
• forest
• swamp forest
• edge of thicket
• riverine forest
• regenerating forest

Flowering Times

• Nov-Dec (Burundi)
• Apr-Jun (Central Africa Republic)
• Jun (Guinea)
• Aug-Feb (Tanzania)
• Feb (Zambia)

Fruiting Times

• Jun (Central African Republic)
• Jun-Dec (Guinea)
• Jun (Nigeria)
• Mar-Oct (Tanzania)
• Apr (Zambia)

Tall climber to 12m or small tree with lenticellate stems. Leaves 150mm x 60mm glabrate above & minutely pubescent beneath, terminal or lateral inflorescence, yellow or cream flowers with calyx 10mm across, petals nearly as wide, flower with more or less alcoholic smell. Rusty tomentose yellow-orange fruit to 40mm x 20mm

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• FOTA
• Mobot