Ophiobotrys zenkeri
Salicaceae (Flacourtiaceae)
Habit
Tree
Fern
No
Predominant Habitat
Unclassified
Geographic Distribution
Liberia
IUCN Red-List
Not assessed
Synonyms
-
Rank
-
Taxon
-
Literature
-
Vouchers
-
Common Name(s)
Not Known
Notes
Big tree, not yet recorded from Liberia, rare in semi deciduous forests in Ivory Coast, to 30 m tall and 120 cm Ø, with tall, steep buttresses. Slash yellow-orange, thin, brittle and gritty. Leaves 7 – 14 x 2.5 – 5.5 cm, entire, glabrous; leaves simple, alternate, with one pair of ascending basal nerves and 2 – 3 indistinct pairs of laterals; tuft domatia can be present in the axils of the basal laterals. Petiole ± swollen at the top. See also PROTA database.