Anthocleista vogelii

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Anthocleista vogelii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Anthocleista
Species:
A. vogelii
Binomial name
Anthocleista vogelii
Planch. 1848
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Anthocleista auriculata de Wild., Ann. Mus. Congo, Ser. V. 3: 250 (1910)
  • Anthocleista bequaerti de Wild., Rev. Zool. Afr. 10: Suppl. Bot. 8 (1922)
  • Anthocleista buchneri Gilg, Bot. Jahrb. 17: 576 (1893)
  • Anthocleista kalbreyeri Baker, Kew Bull. 99 (1895)
  • Anthocleista lanceolata Gilg, Engl. Jahrb. 28: 125 (1899)
  • Anthocleista macrantha Gilg, Bot. Jahrb. 17: 578 (1893)
  • Anthocleista talbotii Wernham, Cat. Talbofs Nigerian Pl. 68 (1913)
  • Anthocleista zenkeri Gilg, Engl. Jahrb. 28: 124 (1899)

Anthocleista vogelii, commonly called Murderer's Mat (from Ashanti, significance unclear) or Cabbage Tree in several countries in Africa, is a rainforest tree in the family Gentianaceae. [1]

Description

Anthocleista vogelii reaches a height up to 80 ft (24 m) in height with leaves in opposite pairs up to 14 in (360 mm) long and 5 in (130 mm) in width in adult trees. [2] :48 Juvenile trees are noteworthy in bearing enormous leaves up to 7.5 ft (2.3 m) in length by about 18 in (460 mm) wide with wavey edges, in opposite pairs, [2] :48,245–247 with nodes spaced about 4 in (100 mm) apart.

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References

  1. "Anthocleista vogelii Planch". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 Menninger, Edwin A. (1967). Fantastic Trees. New York: Viking Press. ISBN   0-670-30718-1.