Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth.

  • Filed As

    Bignoniaceae
    Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    S. Kisseadoo 101, 24 Nov 1988

  • Location

    Ghana. Ashanti. Seykere. Bobiri Forest Reserve.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 5044272

    Occurrence ID: 7f3613e0-317f-477c-92e8-ce4777714620

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Ghana

  • State/Province

    Ashanti

  • Locality

    Seykere. Bobiri Forest Reserve.

  • Coordinates

    6.63, -1.28

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of Ghana
No. 101	BIGNONIACEAE
Kjgelia africana
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.
Small tree, 15m tall. Bole crooked, round.
Bark smooth, fibrous, shiny, gray. Slash
creamy-orange to gray-green, darkens through
shades of green. Long pinnate leaves.
Leaflets elliptic, acuminate, base cuneate,
margin entire to crenate or serrate;
glandular; glabrous.
Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation
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