Lovoa trichilioides Harms

  • Filed As

    Meliaceae
    Lovoa trichilioides Harms

  • Collector(s)

    S. Kisseadoo 94, 24 Nov 1988

  • Location

    Ghana. Ashanti. Sekyere. Bobiri Forest Reserve.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04827612

    Occurrence ID: 3c5b8090-57c9-4b4e-99fc-4b621e587015

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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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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of Ghana
No. 94	MELIACEAE
Lovoa trichiloides
GHANA. Ashanti: Sekyere. Bobiri Forest
Reserve. 6°38’N, 10175W. Moist
semi-deciduous forest with many lianas.
Humus of topsoil up to 20cm deep. Avg.of
1500mm/y rain.
Large tree; evergreen crown, 46m tall.
Cylindrical, straight bole. Short, thick
buttresses. Bark fibrous, smooth; flakes
when old. Slash crimson or reddish-purple;
sweet smell. Pinnate leaves. Leaflets up to
6 pairs, subopposite, elliptic, apex
acuminate to acute. Glabrous.
S. Kisseadoo	24	Nov	1988
Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation
04827612