Macropsychanthus comosus
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Village Yaombole, downstream from Yaekela, Congo River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Village Yaombole, downstream from Yaekela, Congo River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Village Yaombole, downstream from Yaekela, Congo River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Village Yaombole, downstream from Yaekela, Congo River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Village Yaombole, downstream from Yaekela, Congo River
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Canavalia reflexa (Hook.f.) C.Wright Dioclea comosa (G.Mey.) Kuntze Dioclea reflexa Hook.f. Dolichos comosus G.Mey. Mucuna comosa (G.Mey.) DC. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
For descriptions see World Flora Online |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leaone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Gabon, DR Congo, Tanzania, Angola and Madagascar. Also in tropical Central and South America. Probably introduced in Tanzania. |
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| Growth form(s): | Climber, liane. |
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| Images last updated: | Friday 23 May 2025 |
| Literature: |
Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22 SANBI, Pretoria Page 87. as Dioclea reflexa |
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