Agelaea pentagyna (Lam.) Baill.

Connaraceae, F. N. Hepper. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. 1958

Morphology General Habit

A scrambling shrub

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

White flowers.

Connaraceae, F. N. Hepper. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. 1958

Morphology General Habit

Straggling bush up to 10 ft. high

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

Flowers white, fragrant.

Connaraceae, F. N. Hepper. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. 1958

Morphology General Habit

A shrub 8 ft. high

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Scarlet velvety fruits.

Connaraceae, F. N. Hepper. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. 1958

Morphology General Habit

Tall forest climber.

Connaraceae, J. H. Hemsley. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1956

Morphology General Habit

Scandent shrub or liane to 20 m. high.

Morphology Branches

Young branches pubescent, hairs ± dense, setulose, brown and usually paired, older branches glabrescent, dark reddish brown.

Morphology Leaves

Leaf-rhachis 3–12 cm. long, indumentum same as on young branches, soon becoming glabrescent; petiolules with simple or paired setulose hairs; terminal leaflet broadly ovate to suborbicular, 4–12 cm. long, 3–11.5 cm. wide, apex abruptly acuminate, base rounded, rigidly chartaceous; upper surface glabrous, midrib with a few scattered simple hairs, lower surface glabrescent with few simple or paired hairs on midrib and main nerves, lateral nerves 3–5 pairs, basal pair well developed (see Fig. 4/3 & 4/4, p. 10).

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Inflorescence terminal, rhachis and branchlets with long brown setulose hairs.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Sepals oblong-lanceolate, 4–5 mm. long, 1–1.5 mm. wide, fringed with club-shaped glandular hairs.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Petals white to yellowish, narrowly oblong-lanceolate, 4.5–5.5 mm. long, 1–1.5 mm. wide.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens

Stamens 10; long-stamened flowers, 5 episepalous stamens to 5 mm. long, 5 epipetalous to 3 mm. long; short-stamened flowers, 5 episepalous stamens to 3.5 mm. long, 5 epipetalous to 1.5 mm. long, filament-tube ± 1 mm. long, anthers not apiculate.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil

Ovary ovoid ± 1 mm. long, densely pilose, styles of long-stamened flowers < 1 mm. long, recurved, styles of short-stamened flowers to 5 mm. long, pilose.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Fruit an obliquely ovoid follicle, to 1.7 cm. long, 1 cm. diam.; pericarp red, with velutinous indumentum.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seed shining black, to 1 cm. long, 7 mm. diam., slightly flattened; aril to 2.5 mm. long, oblique, lobulate.

Habitat

Riverine forest, coastal forest and woodland, 0–150 m.

Distribution

apparently restricted to this area K7 T3 Z

Connaraceae, E. J. Mendes. Flora Zambesiaca 2:2. 1966

Morphology General Habit

Scandent shrub or woody twining liane; stem ± 4-angular; young branches with a dense dull-brown stellulate (mostly 4-rayed) indumentum.

Morphology Leaves Rachis

Leaf-rhachis (3)6–10(20) cm. long, hairy like the young branches.

Morphology Leaves Leaflets

Terminal leaflet (5)9–13(18) × (3)5·5–7·5(13) cm., elliptic to broadly ovate, apex ± acuminate, base cuneate to rounded; lateral leaflets (4)6–10(13) × (2·5)4–6(9) cm., ovate, asymmetric; upper surface of leaflets glabrescent; lower surface with scattered stellulate hairs, ± glabrescent; midrib and nerves on lower surface with dense stellulate hairs; basal pair of nerves arcuate, ascending to c. 1/2 the leaflet-length.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Inflorescence paniculate, terminal up to 30 cm. long, axillary up to 20 cm. long; rhachis, bracts, bracteoles and pedicels with a dense indumentum as on the young branches.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

Flowers sweet-scented.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Sepals up to 5 × 1·8 mm., elliptic to oblong, externally with a dense brown stellulate indumentum, fringed with glandular hairs.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Petals white, up to 6 × 2 mm., elliptic to oblong.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens

Long-staminate flowers with 5 antisepalous stamens up to 5 mm. long and 5 antipetalous ones up to 3·2 mm. long; short-staminate flowers with 5 antisepalous stamens up to 4·4 mm. long and 5 antipetalous ones up to 1·8 mm. long; filaments connate at the base for 0·2–0·3 mm.; anthers apiculate.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Carpels

Carpels of long-staminate flowers up to 1·6 mm. long, those of short-staminate flowers up to 5·5 mm. long.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Fruit of 1–3(4) follicles; follicle up to 1·6 × 0·9 cm.,± obovoid; pericarp reddish-brown, densely stellulate-tomentose.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seed purplish-black, shining, up to 1·1 × 0·7 cm.; aril orange, up to 0·5 cm. long, basal, lobulate, ± fleshy.

Connaraceae, J. H. Hemsley. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1956

Morphology General Habit

Shrub, small tree or liane to 30 m.

Morphology Branches

Young branches with dense brown indumentum, consisting of short stiff fascicled hairs projecting slightly above pale-coloured weaker fascicled hairs, persisting as greyish arachnoid covering but old stems becoming subglabrous and purple-brown in colour.

Morphology Leaves

Leaf-rhachis 2.5–18 cm. long, indumentum as above. Terminal leaflet obovate to broadly elliptic, 6–18 cm. long, 3.5–14 cm. wide, apex shortly acuminate, base rounded to cuneate, rigidly chartaceous; midrib channelled above with fascicled hairs along length; lower surface of leaflet with scattered fascicled hairs, usually 4-armed, dense on midrib and nerves; lateral nerves to 6 pairs, arcuate ascending (see Fig. 4/1 and 4/2).

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Inflorescence terminal, to 30 cm. long; rhachis, bracts, bracteoles and pedicels densely pubescent as on young stems.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

Flowers fragrant.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Sepals lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, ± 5 mm. long, 1–1.5 mm. wide, fringed with reddish glandular hairs.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Petals white, elliptic to oblong, to 5.5 mm. long, 2 mm. wide.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens

Stamens 10; long-stamened flowers, 5 episepalous stamens to 5 mm. long, 5 epipetalous to 3 mm. long; short-stamened flowers, 5 episepalous stamens to 3 mm. long, 5 epipetalous to 1.5 mm. long (see note, page 9); filament-tube to 1.5 mm. long; anthers apiculate.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil

Ovary ovoid, ± 1 mm. long, densely pilose; styles of short-stamened flowers to 5 mm. long, long-stamened flowers to 1.5 mm. long, puberulous.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Fruit a ± obovoid follicle, to 2 cm. long, 1.4 cm. diam.; pericarp red, with dense velvety pubescence.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seed black, to 1.4 cm. long, 8 mm. diam.; aril white, to 6 mm. long, lobulate and somewhat fleshy.

Habitat

Lowland and upland rain-forests; this species seems to thrive in the regeneration of partially cut-out forest and fruits abundantly under these conditions, 900–2100 m.

Distribution

southwards to Portuguese East Africa and the Rhodesias K4 K7 T1 T2 T3 T6 T7 U2 U4

Connaraceae, F. N. Hepper. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. 1958

Morphology General Habit

Climbing shrub.

Connaraceae, F. N. Hepper. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. 1958

Morphology General Habit

Climbing shrub

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

Yellowish flowers.

Connaraceae, F. N. Hepper. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. 1958

Morphology General Habit

Climbing shrub

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

White flowers.