| Collecteur |
J.J. Wieringa, B.A. Mackinder & R. Niangadouma |
| Numéro |
5540 |
| Famille |
Passifloraceae |
| Taxon |
Adenia lobata (Jacq.) Engl.
|
| Déterminateur |
W.J. van der Burg, 30 March 2012 |
| Région |
Gabon, Ngounié |
| Station |
17 km on the road Fougamou to Yombi. |
| Coordonnées géographiques |
1°22.70' S, 10°37.61' E Alt: 100m |
| Date de collecte |
17 January 2005 |
| Phénologie |
Fruit |
| Morphologie |
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. |
| Dépôts |
BP,BR,BRLU,E,EA,G,K,LBV,LISC,M,MA,MO,P,PRE,W,WAG,WAG,WRSL,YA |