Millettia duchesnei De Wild.

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Millettia duchesnei

Photo: Bart Wursten
COBIMFO forest plot MIX4, Yangambi.

Millettia duchesnei

Photo: Bart Wursten
COBIMFO forest plot MIX2, Yangambi.

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Frequency: Common
Status: Native
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Derivation of specific name: duchesnei: after Antoine Nicolas Duchesne (1747-1827), a French botanist.
Habitat: In moist evergreen forest and riverine forest.
Altitude range: (metres) Up to 500 m
Flowering time:Nov-Jan
Worldwide distribution: Cameroon, Gabon and DR Congo.
Botanical divisions: VI
Growth form(s): Liane.
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Images last updated: Saturday 11 April 2026
Literature:

Hauman, L., Cronquist, A., Leonard, J., Schubert, B., Duvigneaud, P. & Dewit, J. (1954). Papilionaceae (deuxieme partie) Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi Volume V Pages 13 - 14. (Includes a picture).


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External websites:

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


Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-26

The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Millettia duchesnei.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=260140, retrieved 12 April 2026

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