Psydrax acutiflorus
(Hiern) Bridson
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Description
A low lying shrub or climber. The flowers are in the axils of leaves.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests between 400-1,300 m above sea level. In Nigeria it is recorded to 1,660 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo DR, Gabon, Mali, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, West Africa,
Synonyms
Canthium acarophytum (De Wild.) C. M. EvrardCanthium acutiflorum HiernCanthium henriquesianum (K. Schum.) G. TaylorCanthium lacusvictoriae BullockPlectronia acarophyta De Wild.Plectronia acutiflora (Hiern) K. Schum.Plectronia henriquesiana K. Schum.
Also Known As
Corda-d'agua
References (2)
- Chapman, J. D. & Chapman, H. M., 2001, The Forest Flora of Taraba and Andamawa States, Nigeria. WWF & University of Canterbury. p 199
- Grivetti, L. E., 1980, Agricultural development: present and potential role of edible wild plants. Part 2: Sub-Saharan Africa, Report to the Department of State Agency for International Development. p 30 (As Canthium acutiflorum)
