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Ritchiea capparoides Britten

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Capparaceae > Ritchiea

Characteristics

Shrub, scrambler or small tree to 6 m. or more high, the branches generally densely lenticellate.. Leaves petiolate, mostly 3-foliolate, some 1-to 2-foliolate; petiole 1.5–6.5 cm. long; leaflets 6–15 cm. long, 2.5–10 cm. wide, the terminal or median leaflet the largest, usually at least a little unequal sided; petiolule 2–7(–9) mm. long.. Inflorescence on short leafless lateral branches, 1.5–2.5 cm. long, or terminal on long leafy branches; pedicels 1.5–8 cm. long.. Sepals 4, lanceolate or elliptic, 2–3 cm. long, 0.8–1.5 cm. wide, ciliate.. Petals 4–8 or more, linear-oblong, 3–6 cm. long, clawed, acuminate.. Stamens many, 2–3.5 cm. long; filaments white; anthers blue or grey.. Gynophore 2.5–4 cm. long or sometimes undeveloped.. Fruits subcylindrical, up to 6 cm. long, 2.5 cm. in diameter, 4-grooved.
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Scandent shrub or liane to 20 ft. high
A large shrub or tree.
Calyx bright green
Petals pale green
Filaments white.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 4.57 - 6.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
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Distribution

Ritchiea capparoides world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Zambia

Conservation status

Ritchiea capparoides threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:147994-1
WFO ID wfo-0000399060
COL ID 4T6SZ
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Synonyms

Ritchiea thouretiae Ritchiea bussei Ritchiea capparoides Ritchiea ealaensis Ritchiea pynaertii Ritchiea insculpta Crateva moschata Ritchiea engleriana Ritchiea fragariodora Ritchiea longipedicellata Crateva capparoides Ritchiea immersa Ritchiea laurentii Ritchiea leucantha Ritchiea insignis Maerua insignis Crateva fragrans Ritchiea capparoides var. longipedicellata Ritchiea fragrans Ritchiea capparoides var. capparoides
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