Connarus africanus Lam.

Species

Angiosperms > Oxalidales > Connaraceae > Connarus

Characteristics

A shrub 15–20 ft. or more high, usually climbing
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Cream-white flowers turning brownish
Fruits bright red
Shining foliage
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Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 5.0
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Environment

Evergreen wet forest. Rain forest and riverine forest, and sometimes in thickets in savannah.
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In moist forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use material medicinal
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Therapeutic use Anthelminthic (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Taenicide (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Connarus africanus world distribution map, present in Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Sao Tome and Principe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:264294-1
WFO ID wfo-0000618010
COL ID XPBK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Omphalobium africanum Tricholobus africanus Connarus nigrensis Connarus africanus Connarus djalonensis Connarus venosus Omphalobium smeathmanni Connarus smeathmanni