- Family:
- Sapindaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Allophylus L.
Allophylus spicatus (Poir.) Radlk.

[FWTA]
Sapindaceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. 1958
- Morphology General Habit
- A shrub 4–12 ft. high
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Pendulous inflorescences
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Calyx green, petals white
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Ripe fruits red
- Ecology
- Rocky areas and by streams, especially in the savannah regions.
Native to:
Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
Allophylus spicatus (Poir.) Radlk. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 1, 1972 | Geerling, C. [2619], Côte d'Ivoire | K000384095 | No | ||
Jan 1, 1966 | Wilde, W.J.J.O. de [763], Côte d'Ivoire | K000384094 | No | ||
Aug 19, 1955 | Warnecke [376], Togo | K000426179 | Yes | ||
Aug 19, 1955 | Warnecke [160], Togo | K000426180 | Yes | ||
Aug 19, 1955 | Warnecke [160], Togo | K000426181 | Yes | ||
Aubréville, M. [2609], Côte d'Ivoire | K000384096 | No | |||
Ankrah, J.O. [501], Ghana | K000384101 | No | |||
Irvine, F.R. [683], Ghana | K000384105 | No | |||
Adams, C.D. [4245], Ghana | K000384097 | No | |||
Irvine, F.R. [683], Ghana | K000384100 | No | |||
Irvine, F.R. [683], Ghana | K000384099 | No | |||
Sihronen, J. [56], Burkina Faso | K000211634 | Yes | |||
Kitson, A. [720], Ghana | K000384098 | No | |||
Morton, J.K. [9228], Ghana | K000384106 | No |
First published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(5): 312 (1895)
Accepted by
- Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
- Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
- Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
- Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
- Lebrun, J.p., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
- Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
- Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
Literature
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv. 2: 182
- F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 1: 500, partly
- Fl. For. Soud.-Guin. 390.
- Pflanzenr. 528
- in E. & P. Pflanzenfam. 3, 5: 313 (1895)
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Lebrun, J.p., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
- Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
- Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
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