| Collecteur(s) |
Wieringa J.J., B.A. Mackinder & R. Niangadouma |
| Numéro |
5540 |
| Date de collecte |
17/1/2005
|
| Famille |
Passifloraceae |
| Taxon |
Adenia lobata (Jacq.) Engl. |
| Pays |
Gabon |
| Localité |
Gabon, Ngounié |
| Station |
17 km on the road Fougamou to Yombi. |
| Latitude/longitude |
-1.37833 ; 10.62683 |
| Altitude |
100 m |
| Description |
Liana, 10 m high, at least 30 m long, diameter 5 cm. Leaves leathery, glossy, upper side darkish green, lower side medium green. Glands at apex of petiole dark green. Stem more or less triangular to square with 3-4 ridges, dark green. Cross section: outside green, very centre pink, with 5 phloem segments resembling a 5-petal flower. Parts of trunk that hit the ground are rooting. Fruits ovoid, rounded triangular from above, 25 x 19 mm, darkish green, often glaucous. Seeds black with dark green pits with a yellow pit margin, giving water drop impressions, surrounded by a nice flavoured pulp. |
| Habitat |
Forest-savanna edge. |
| Origine |
LBV |
| Dépôt |
LBV |
| Doubles |
BP,BR,BRLU,E,EA,G,K,LBV,LISC,M,MA,MO,P,PRE,W,WAG,WAG,WRSL,YA |
