Lannea welwitschii (Hiern) Engl.
var. welwitschii

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Lomami River island just downstream from Yamfira

Synonyms:	Calesiam welwitschii Hiern Lannea acidissima A.Chev. Lannea longifoliolata Engl. & K.Krause Lannea zenkeri Engl. & K.Krause Odina welwitschii (Hiern) K.Schum. Ricinodendron staudtii Pax
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Status:	Native
Description:	For descriptions see World Flora Online
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Derivation of specific name:	welwitschii: after the Austrian botanist, Friedrich Martin Welwitsch (1806-1872)
Habitat:	Moist evergreen forest, seasonally inundated forest and riverine forest.
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Worldwide distribution:	Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Cameroon, Gabon, Cabinda, Congo-Brazzaville, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Uganda, Ethiopia and Angola.
Botanical divisions:	I,II,III,IV,V,VI,VII
Growth form(s):	Tree.
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Images last updated:	Tuesday 28 October 2025
Literature:	Van Der Veken, P. (1960). Anacardiaceae Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi Volume IX Pages 50 - 51. as Lannea welwitschii

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