| Anthonotha fragrans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Anthonotha |
| Species: | A. fragrans |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthonotha fragrans (Baker f.) Exell & Hillc. | |
Anthonotha fragrans is a medium to large sized tree commonly found in the rainforest environments of West and Central Africa; it belongs to the Fabaceae family. Its sapwood exudes a white to creamy exudate.
The species can reach 45 meters tall and up to 1.3 meters in diameter. [1] Leaves are paripinnately compound, with 2-5 pairs of leaflets per pinnae, [2] stipules detaches at an early stage, petiole ranges between 0.5 and 1.5 cm long but can reach 4 cm in length; [1] leaf-blade is elliptic to oblong in outline, its cross-section is terete shaped, the thick petiolule is 3–7 mm long, adaxial surface is glabrous while the lower surface is covered with appressed, dense, brown hairs. [1] The hairy inflorescence is raceme type, axillary or terminal in the leaf axis, flowers are fragrant, bracts are ovate in outline and 1–2 mm long, pedicel is 2–5 mm long. [1]
The species occurs in West and Central Africa from Guinea eastwards to the Congo basin. It is found on sandy or sandy loam soil in deciduous or semi-deciduous forests of the region.
Anthonotha fragrans is a host species to Clavulinaceae, Thelephoraceae and Boletaceae families of fungi in an ectomycorrhiza l relationship. [3]