Dacryodes klaineana (Pierre) H.J.Lam

  • Filed As

    Burseraceae
    Dacryodes cf. klaineana (Pierre) H.J.Lam

  • Collector(s)

    J. J. F. E. de Wilde 8263, 30 May 1975

  • Location

    Cameroon. 16 km. on the recently reconstructed road from Ebolowa to Minkok.

  • Habitat

    Abandoned forest exploitation.

  • Description

    Large tree, 45m tall, DBH +/-65cm. Outer bark pale grey, peeling in rather big plates, living bark thin, 4-5mm thick, reddish brown. Wood medium hard, pale brown, except the centre which is much darker brown and harder. Bole rather cylindrical but badly shaped. Leaflets leathery, very dark green above, paler green beneath. Slash with a Burseraceous scent. The twigs with a bit of sticky exudate from the cambial zone. Petals and sepals greenish-yellow.

  • Collection Notes

    Flowers in spirit coll. at WAG.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1309970

    Occurrence ID: 323f8190-1a4a-4f9d-8b5c-190a9703a08f

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Cameroon

  • Locality

    16 km. on the recently reconstructed road from Ebolowa to Minkok.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 680 m. (2231 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    2.95, 11.25

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Leaf fragment taken for molecular analysis
02/2002 Andrea Weeks
The University of Texas at Austin
HERBARIUM YADENSE (WAG)
Plants collected by J. J. F. E. de Wilde no. 8 263
Oameroun. 1974-1976	d.d. 30-V-1975
Burserac.
1i; ,	’	C
16 km. on the recently reconstructed
road from Ebolowa to Minkok. Abandon,
forest exploitation. Alt.* + 680 m
2 57 N., 11 15 E.	-	*
Large tree,45 m. tall, DBH.i + 65cm.
Outerbark pale grey, peeling In ra-
ther big plates, living bark thin 4-“
ram. thick, reddish brown. Wood mediun
hard, pale brown, except the centre
which is much darker brown and harder
Bole rather cylindrical but badly sha
ped.Leaflets leathery, very dark gree
above,paler green beneath. Slash with
a Burseraceous scent. The twigs
with a bit of sticky exudate M from
the cambial ZOne. Petals and sepals
greenish-yellow.
Flowers in spirit coll. at WAG.
01309970