Entandrophragma candollei Harms

  • Filed As

    Meliaceae
    Entandrophragma candollei Harms

  • Collector(s)

    S. Kisseadoo 68, 18 Oct 1988

  • Location

    Ghana. Ashanti. Sekyere. Bobiri Forest Reserve.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04823420

    Occurrence ID: 3c2be62f-3d75-4399-b37c-784f6890aaee

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Ghana

  • State/Province

    Ashanti

  • Locality

    Sekyere. Bobiri Forest Reserve.

  • Coordinates

    6.63, -1.28

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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Ara
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of Ghana
No. 68
Entandrophragma candollei
MELIACEAE
GHANA. Ashanti: Sekyere. Bobiri Forest
Reserve. 6°38’N, 1°17’W. Moist
semi-deciduous forest with many lianas.
Humus of topsoil up to 20cm deep. Avg.of
1500mm/y rain.
Large tree, 45m tall. Straight, round bole.
Brittle, rough, gray-brown bark; scales fall
off leaving small pits. Slash dark brown or
pinkish-orange. Pinnate leaves. Leaflets
oblong to elliptic, opposite, 5-9 pairs,
apex obtuse, margin crenate. Domatia of
hairs on blade.
BOTANICAL
sParde*^
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
S. Kisseadoo
18 Oct 1988
Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation
04823420