Category Archives: Gentianaceae

Gentianaceae

Canscora diffusa

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Canscora diffusa


Gentianaceae


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Habit

Herb


Fern

No


Predominant Habitat

Unclassified


Geographic Distribution

Liberia


IUCN Red-List

Not assessed


Synonyms

-


Author (Species)

(Vahl) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.


Rank

-


Taxon

-


Author (Sub Species/Variant)

-


Literature

FWTA 2: 300


Vouchers

Harley 1333 (K)


Common Name(s)

Not Known


Notes

-

Anthocleista procera

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Anthocleista procera


Gentianaceae


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Habit

Tree


Fern

No


Predominant Habitat

Forest


Geographic Distribution

Liberia (likely to occur)


IUCN Red-List

Not assessed


Synonyms

-


Author (Species)

Lepr. ex Bureau


Rank

-


Taxon

-


Author (Sub Species/Variant)

-


Literature

FWTA 2: 37


Vouchers

-


Common Name(s)

Not Known


Notes

A typical Anthocleista species with long, custered leaves but the branches without thorns; leaves ± sessile, rounded at the top. Small to medium-sized tree up to 20 m tall; bole up to 50 cm in diameter; twigs without spines. Leaves opposite, simple, sessile; blade oblong-obovate to oblanceolate, 40–45 cm × c. 20 cm, in young plants up to 145 cm × 45 cm, base cuneate, auricled, apex rounded, margin entire or minutely crenate. Outside the forest, in swamps, roadsides, and open places in secondary forest.

Anthocleista vogelii

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Anthocleista vogelii


Gentianaceae


Anthocleista vogelii, leaf, flower, fruit/seedAnthocleista vogelii, leaf, flower, fruit/seed


Habit

Tree


Fern

No


Predominant Habitat

Forest


Geographic Distribution

Liberia


IUCN Red-List

Not assessed


Synonyms

-


Author (Species)

Planchon


Rank

-


Taxon

-


Author (Sub Species/Variant)

-


Literature

FWTA 2: 35


Vouchers

Blyden 2001 (WAG)


Common Name(s)

Not Known


Notes

Tree of secondary formations ;clustered;big tree with paired thorns on twigs; very similar to A. nobilis.

Neurotheca loeseloides

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Neurotheca loeseloides


Gentianaceae


Neurotheca loeseloidesNeurotheca loeseloides


Habit

Herb


Fern

No


Predominant Habitat

Unclassified


Geographic Distribution

Liberia


IUCN Red-List

Not assessed


Synonyms

-


Author (Species)

(Spruce ex Prog.) Baillon


Rank

-


Taxon

-


Author (Sub Species/Variant)

-


Literature

FWTA 2: 298


Vouchers

de Gier 273 (WAG); Voorhoeve 485 (WAG)


Common Name(s)

Not Known


Notes

-

Voyria primuloides

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Voyria primuloides


Gentianaceae


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Habit

Herb


Fern

No


Predominant Habitat

Forest


Geographic Distribution

Liberia


IUCN Red-List

Not assessed


Synonyms

Voyria platypetala


Author (Species)

Baker


Rank

-


Taxon

-


Author (Sub Species/Variant)

-


Literature

Adansonia sér. 2, 7: 67


Vouchers

Baldwin 9587 (K); Jongkind 6960 (WAG)


Common Name(s)

Not Known


Notes

-

Anthocleista djalonensis

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Anthocleista djalonensis


Gentianaceae


Anthocleista djalonensis, leaf, flower, fruit/seedAnthocleista djalonensis, leaf, flower, fruit/seed


Habit

Tree


Fern

No


Predominant Habitat

Forest


Geographic Distribution

Liberia


IUCN Red-List

Not assessed


Synonyms

-


Author (Species)

A.Chev.


Rank

-


Taxon

-


Author (Sub Species/Variant)

-


Literature

FWTA 2: 35; Flore Mt Nimba 3: 932


Vouchers

Adam 21060 (P)


Common Name(s)

Not Known


Notes

Tree of gallery forests with the characteristic Anthocleista habit.To 15 m tall and 40 cm ©; branches often armed with 2 erect spines above the leaf axils. Leaves opposite and entire; petiole 1 – 9 cm long. Blade oblong-elliptical to obovate-elliptical, 9 – 35 cm × 5 – 17 cm, much longer in young trees. Margin entire, apex rounded, base cordate/obtuse/cuneate. Fruit an ellipsoid berry with any seeds, 3.5 – 5 cm long, dark green. See also PROTA database.

Anthocleista nobilis

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Anthocleista nobilis


Gentianaceae


Anthocleista nobilis floweringAnthocleista nobilis flowering


Habit

Tree


Fern

No


Predominant Habitat

Forest


Geographic Distribution

Upper Guinean Forest


IUCN Red-List

Not assessed


Synonyms

-


Author (Species)

G.Don


Rank

-


Taxon

-


Author (Sub Species/Variant)

-


Literature

FWTA 2: 35


Vouchers

de Koning 430 (WAG); van Meer 123 (WAG)


Common Name(s)

cabbage tree (Liberian english/ local name/ trade name) Payleeboloweh (Sapo) Podeblowueh (Sapo)


Notes

Tree of secondary forest in the evergreen forest zone, mostly in swamps. with double spines on the stem just above the leave and large leaves in terminal tufts. Leaves simple, opposite, obovate, with an undulate margin, obtuse/rounded apex, long-cuneate base. Note the large, ‘keeled’ leaves. Tree sometimes with stilt roots. See also PROTA database.