Capparaceae
Crateva

Crateva adansonii DC.

First published in Prodr. 1: 243 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Capparidaceae, J. Elffers, R. A. Graham & G. P. Dewolf. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1964

Morphology General Habit
Small deciduous tree or shrub, unarmed, round-crowned, 6–15 m. tall, glabrous.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves petiolate; leaflets shortly petiolulate, elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, 3–12.5 cm. long, 1–4.8 cm. wide, acuminate at the apex, cuneate at the base and somewhat decurrent into the petiolule, slightly unequal sided; petiole 2.5–8.5 cm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence-axis l–2.5(–7.5) cm. long; pedicels 1.5–4 cm. long; flowers appearing before or just after the flush of new leaves.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 4, deltoid or lanceolate, up to 4 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 4, ovate, eventually up to 30 mm. long, 17 mm. wide, the 2 adaxial ones generally somewhat the larger, clawed, white or yellowish.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 2–3.5(–5) cm. long, white with purplish anthers.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynophore
Gynophore stout, 2.5– 5 cm. long or reduced and the gynoecium ? non-functional.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruits globose, 4–5 cm. in diameter, yellowish.
Figures
Fig. 4, p. 19.
Habitat
Scattered-tree grassland, riverine forest and old termite-mounds; 600–1400 m.
Distribution
Northern Rhodesia, Rwanda, Congo and Sudan Republics to Senegal, also Ethiopia and Eritrea. In the area of this Flora the species is almost entirely confined to the R. Nile drainage area. K1 K2 K3 T1 T4 U1 U2 U3 U4
[FTEA]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/144035295/148990804

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

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