| Chytranthus atroviolaceus Baker f. ex Hutch. & Dalziel |
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| Family : SAPINDACEAE |
| Protologue : Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 1: 504 (1928) |
| Information on the genus : Chytranthus |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Chytranthus brunneotomentosus Gilg ex Radlk. (1921) |
| =Chytranthus macrophyllus var. obanensis Baker f. |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Shrub or) slender tree, unbranched, 0,8-5-18 m; trunk (2-)15 cm Ø; small axillary buds conspicuously hirsute; leaves 0,5-1,2 m long, in terminal clusters, with 3-6 pairs of leaflets, elliptic, 15-40x7-15 cm, the largest pairs at apex, ± hairy or glabrous. |
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| Ecology : |
(Evergreen) forest; in understorey of high forest; moist and periodically flooded forest, on grey clay loams; forest margins; 1-1300 m alt. |
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Material from Uganda has very large fruits (c. 12-13 cm) and glabrous leaves. A specimen from Ulanga Distr., Tanzania (= T6) uncertain (Cribb & al. 11155). |
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
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| Record n°91124 modified 2006-12-08 |
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