Christiana africana DC.

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Itimbiri River.

Synonyms:	Carpodiptera schomburgkii Baill. Christiana cordifolia Hook.f. Christiana madagascariensis Baill. Speirostyla tiliifolia Baker
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Status:	Native
Description:	For descriptions see World Flora Online
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Derivation of specific name:	africana: of Africa; the only species in the genus found in Africa but it is, like the other species, also occurring in tropical America.
Habitat:	Riverine forest and gallery forest.
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Worldwide distribution:	Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Cabinda, Congo-Brazzaville, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Sudan-South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Madagascar and Comoros.
Botanical divisions:	II,III,VI,VII
Growth form(s):	Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Images last updated:	Wednesday 17 June 2026
Literature:	Wilczek, R. (1963). Tiliaceae Flore du Congo du Ruanda et du Burundi Volume X Pages 3 - 5. (Includes a picture).

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Christiana africana
African Plant Database: Christiana africana
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Christiana africana
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Christiana africana
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iNaturalist: Christiana africana
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Christiana africana
JSTOR Plant Science: Christiana africana
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Christiana africana
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Wikipedia: Christiana africana