Category Archives: Capparaceae

Capparaceae

Buchholzia coriacea

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Buchholzia coriacea


Capparaceae


Buchholzia coriacea, leaf, flower, fruit/seedBuchholzia coriacea, leaf, flower, fruit/seed


Habit

Tree


Fern

No


Predominant Habitat

Forest


Geographic Distribution

Liberia


IUCN Red-List

Not assessed


Synonyms

-


Author (Species)

Engler


Rank

-


Taxon

-


Author (Sub Species/Variant)

-


Literature

Acta Bot.N. 13: 163


Vouchers

Cooper 326 (BM, K)


Common Name(s)

Not Known


Notes

Understory tree to 18 m; slash deep red. This tree found in village, planted because of its numerous medicinal applications. Its natural occurrence in Liberia is, therefore, still uncertain. Petiole jinted at the top. Flowers cream; fruits yellow when ripe.

Ritchiea capparoides

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Ritchiea capparoides


Capparaceae


Ritchiea capparoidesRitchiea capparoides


Habit

Liana


Fern

No


Predominant Habitat

Forest


Geographic Distribution

Liberia


IUCN Red-List

Not assessed


Synonyms

-


Author (Species)

(Andr.) Britten


Rank

-


Taxon

-


Author (Sub Species/Variant)

-


Literature

Kirkia 1: 95


Vouchers

Jansen 1581 (BR, MO, WAG); van Meer 409 (WAG)


Common Name(s)

Not Known


Notes

-

Euadenia eminens

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Euadenia eminens


Capparaceae


Euadenia eminens, opening flowersEuadenia eminens, opening flowers


Habit

Shrub


Fern

No


Predominant Habitat

Forest


Geographic Distribution

Liberia


IUCN Red-List

Not assessed


Synonyms

-


Author (Species)

Hooker f.


Rank

-


Taxon

-


Author (Sub Species/Variant)

-


Literature

FWTA 1: 93


Vouchers

Jansen 949 (WAG); Jongkind 7242 (WAG)


Common Name(s)

Not Known


Notes

-

Euadenia trifoliata

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Euadenia trifoliata


Capparaceae



Habit

Tree


Fern

No


Predominant Habitat


Geographic Distribution


IUCN Red-List


Synonyms


Author (Species)

(Schumach. & Thonn.)Oliv.


Rank


Taxon


Author (Sub Species/Variant)


Literature


Vouchers


Common Name(s)


Notes

Unbranched treelet to 3 m. Leaves trifoliolate, alternate, leaflets with distinct petiolules. Leaflets to 15 cm long, the lower ones asymmetric at base, with 6 – 10 pairs of laterals. Fruits c. 5 x 2 cm, not contracted between the seeds. In wet forests. A related species is E. eminens, in drier forests, with similar leaflets but sessile leaflets and the fruits contracted between seeds.

Cleome aculeata

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Cleome aculeata


Capparaceae


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Habit

Herb


Fern

No


Predominant Habitat

Cultivated Areas


Geographic Distribution

Liberia


IUCN Red-List

Not assessed


Synonyms

-


Author (Species)

L.


Rank

-


Taxon

-


Author (Sub Species/Variant)

-


Literature

FWTA 1: 87


Vouchers

Linder 1563 (K)


Common Name(s)

Not Known


Notes

-

Capparis erythrocarpos

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Capparis erythrocarpos


Capparaceae


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Habit

Liana


Fern

No


Predominant Habitat

Forest


Geographic Distribution

Liberia (likely to occur)


IUCN Red-List

Not assessed


Synonyms

-


Author (Species)

Isert


Rank

-


Taxon

-


Author (Sub Species/Variant)

-


Literature

Fl. Cameroun 29: 25


Vouchers

-


Common Name(s)

Not Known


Notes

-

Cleome rutidosperma

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Cleome rutidosperma


Capparaceae


Cleome rutidosperma, with fruitCleome rutidosperma, with fruit


Habit

Herb


Fern

No


Predominant Habitat

Cultivated Areas


Geographic Distribution

Liberia


IUCN Red-List

Not assessed


Synonyms

Cleome ciliata


Author (Species)

DC.


Rank

-


Taxon

-


Author (Sub Species/Variant)

-


Literature

Fl. Cameroun 29: 57


Vouchers

Jansen 1200 (BR, MO, WAG)


Common Name(s)

Not Known


Notes

-

Maerua duchesnei

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Maerua duchesnei


Capparaceae


Maerua duschesnei, leaf, fruit/seedMaerua duschesnei, leaf, fruit/seed


Habit

Tree


Fern

No


Predominant Habitat

Forest


Geographic Distribution

Liberia (likely to occur)


IUCN Red-List

Not assessed


Synonyms

Ritchiea duchesnei


Author (Species)

(De Wild.) F.White


Rank

-


Taxon

-


Author (Sub Species/Variant)

-


Literature

Fl. Cameroun 29: 86


Vouchers

-


Common Name(s)

Not Known


Notes

Shrub or small tree to 10 m high of the northern edge of the forest zone, with sarmentose, drooping branches. Leaves simple, alternate, 8 – 14 x 2.5 – 5 cm, shiny above, with a short petiole of 0.4 – 1.5 cm. Mirib ending in a very short point beyond the margin. About 10 pairs of arched laterals. Slash brown-orange, granular and gritty, bitter, with a smell of green beans. Fruits 2.5 – 3 cm long, with 4 longitudinal ridges, hanging from slender 3.5 cm long stalks. Syn.: Ritchiea duchesnei.