Chytranthus setosus Radlk. |
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Family : SAPINDACEAE |
Protologue : Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. München 20: 232 (1890) |
Information on the genus : Chytranthus |
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Status
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Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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Ecology and distribution |
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Biology : |
Tree 1,5-6 m, palm-shaped, or shrub 2,5-4 m tall, dioecious; trunk slender, 1,5-10 cm Ø; young branchlets grooved; all parts whitish tomentose. |
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Ecology : |
Terra firma forest; evergreen forests; shady woods; forest gallery and on islands; secondary forests; ?-200-400 m alt. |
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According to N. Hallé & Aké Assi the specimens A. Chevalier, sterile, do not belong to this species (Chevalier, Explor. Bot. 1: 152, 1920); Chevalier No 22884 is partly Canarium (Burseraceae); N° 22885 is probably a shoot of a Trichilia (Meliaceae). |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Adansonia, sér. 2 2: 297 (1962).
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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 |
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