Octolepis casearia
Thymelaeaceae
Habit
Shrub
Fern
No
Predominant Habitat
Forest
Geographic Distribution
Liberia
IUCN Red-List
Not assessed
Synonyms
Octolepis decalepis
Rank
-
Taxon
-
Literature
Adansonia, sér. 3; 27: 97
Vouchers
Jansen 1283 (WAG); Stoop – v.d. Kasteele 77 (WAG)
Common Name(s)
Not Known
Notes
Shrub or small tree in permanent swamps. Leaves with 6 – 11 pairs of looping laterals; midrib finely channelled above; petiole soon corky, with stiff appressed but soon falling off hairs. Fruit 1 – 1.5 cm across, dehiscent, with dark seeds.