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This species is accepted, and its native range is W. Tropical Africa to Cameroon.

[FWTA]

Euphorbiaceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. 1958

Habit
Tree, to 30 ft. high
Ecology
In montane forest
Flowers
Flowers greenish-yellow.

Native to:

Burkina, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria

Bridelia speciosa Müll.Arg. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
Jul 1, 2007 Tchiengue, B. [2228], Cameroon K000339334
Jan 1, 2004 Zapfack, L. [2134], Cameroon K000746218
Jun 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [4571], Cameroon K000338874
Jun 1, 1999 Onana, J.-M. [498], Cameroon K000338873
Mann, G. [1215], Cameroon K000180588
Mann, G. [1215], Cameroon K000180589
Cheek, M. [8743], Cameroon K000338916

First published in J. Bot. 2: 327 (1864)

Accepted by

  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Literature

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 6, 1: 618.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Flora of West Tropical Africa
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