Blighia welwitschii (Hiern) Radlk.

  • Filed As

    Sapindaceae
    Blighia welwitschii (Hiern) Radlk.

  • Collector(s)

    S. Kisseadoo 45, 12 Nov 1988

  • Location

    Ghana. Ashanti. Sekyere. Bobiri Forest Reserve.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04830555

    Occurrence ID: e62c5776-9b0e-4578-a925-8b133af0d0a0

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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. 45	SAPINDACEAE
B1iohi a welwitschi i
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.
Tree, 46m tall, pale brown flushes of new
leaves, branches originate from base of main
trunk. Bumps on trunk. Buttressed. Hard
wood. Brittle, gray-brown, smooth bark with
rough patches. Slash orange, turns deep
brown. Pinnate leaves; simple, brown hairs,
some in domatia.
S. Kisseadoo	12	Nov	1988
Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation
04830555