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Leea guineensis
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Picture: Bart Wursten
Yaekela, Central DRC © Botanic Garden Meise
Picture: Bart Wursten
Yaekela, Central DRC © Botanic Garden Meise
Picture: Bart Wursten
Yaekela, Central DRC © Botanic Garden Meise
Picture: Bart Wursten
Yaekela, Central DRC © Botanic Garden Meise
Picture: Bart Wursten
Yaekela, Central DRC © Botanic Garden Meise
Picture: Bart Wursten
Yaekela, Central DRC © Botanic Garden Meise
unripe fruits
Katanga Province, DRC
Jan 2008
Photo: Jos Stevens
Ripe fruits with flowers and buds
Katanga Province, DRC
Jan 2008
Photo: Jos Stevens
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree with soft-woody branches, glabrous. Leaves bipinnate or occasionally tripinnate at the base. |
| Type location: |
Guinea |
| Notes: | The only Zambian collection is sterile. |
| Derivation of specific name: | guineensis: of Guinea, referring to West Africa in general. |
| Habitat: | In swamp forest and along forest margins, often as a secondary pioneer in clearings. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, D. R. Congo, Malawi; widespread in tropical Africa and SE Asia. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 4 August 2016 |
| Literature: |
Wild, H. (1966). Leeaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Pages 494 - 495. Under Leeaceae (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Malawi: Leea guineensisFlora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Leea guineensis
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Leea guineensisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Leea guineensis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Leea guineensis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Leea guineensis
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iNaturalist: Leea guineensis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Leea guineensis
JSTOR Plant Science: Leea guineensis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Leea guineensis
Plants of the World Online: Leea guineensis
Tropicos: Leea guineensis
Wikipedia: Leea guineensis
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