Gouania longipetala Hemsl. |
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Family : RHAMNACEAE |
Protologue : Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 1: 383 (1868) |
Information on the genus : Gouania |
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Status
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Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
=*Gouania klainei Pierre |
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Ecology and distribution |
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Biology : |
Climbing shrub or liane to 10 m tall, or reaching the top of trees; branches glabrous, terete (but young apex brown pubescent; tendrils curled at apex, hairy at first, woody, terminal and in leaf-axils; inflorescence spiciform, to 20 cm long;[…] |
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see more in the book |
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Ecology : |
Dry closed forest, forest margins with Combretum comosum; forest regrowth; riverine forest; roadside vegetation; on Phyllanthus discoideus in savanna; secondary bush with Neuropeltis acuminata[…]forest margins with Combretum comosum; sometimes very common |
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35-860 m alt.Twigs used as chew-sticks (Nigeria). |
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Bioko/Fernando Poo. |
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More info on : |
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
see under The International Plant Name Index |
see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
see under Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden |
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Record n°83646 modified 2007-04-02 |
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