Afrostyrax kamerunensis Perkins & Gilg

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Afrostyrax kamerunensis

Photo: Bart Wursten
COBIMFO forest plot GIL5, Yangambi.

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Status: Native
Description:
For descriptions see World Flora Online
Type location:
Cameroon
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: kamerunensis: of Cameroon, where the type specimen was collected.
Habitat: In evergreen forest, riverine forest and semideciduous forest.
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Worldwide distribution: Cameroon, Gabon and DR Congo.
Botanical divisions: IV,VI
Growth form(s): Tree, shrub over 2 m, shrub under 2 m.
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Images last updated: Wednesday 1 October 2025
Literature:

Robyns, A. (1976). Huaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Jardin Botanique National de Belgique Pages 5 - 8. (Includes a picture).


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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Afrostyrax kamerunensis
African Plant Database: Afrostyrax kamerunensis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Afrostyrax kamerunensis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Afrostyrax kamerunensis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Afrostyrax kamerunensis
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iNaturalist: Afrostyrax kamerunensis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Afrostyrax kamerunensis
JSTOR Plant Science: Afrostyrax kamerunensis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Afrostyrax kamerunensis
Plants of the World Online: Afrostyrax kamerunensis
Tropicos: Afrostyrax kamerunensis
Wikipedia: Afrostyrax kamerunensis


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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Afrostyrax kamerunensis.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=257190, retrieved 6 October 2025

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