Placodiscus oblongifolius
Sapindaceae
Habit
Tree
Fern
No
Predominant Habitat
Forest
Geographic Distribution
Upper Guinean Forest
IUCN Red-List
Not assessed
Synonyms
Placodiscus leptostachys
Rank
-
Taxon
-
Literature
Adansonia sér. 2, 20: 291
Vouchers
Jongkind 6075 (WAG); van Meer 208 (WAG)
Common Name(s)
Not Known
Notes
Unbranched or little-branched tree of the rain forest, to 7 m high and 8 cm Ø. Leaves 30 – 70 cm long, with 5 – 7 pairs of not very asymmetrical leaflets. Fruit 3-lobed, hairy, about 2.5 cm long. Syn.: Placodiscus leptostachys. A similar tree but with 8 – 12 pairs of leaflets is P. splendidus (no drawing available).