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Anthocleista vogelii

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Species of flowering plants

Anthocleista vogelii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Anthocleista
Species: A. vogelii
Binomial name
Anthocleista vogelii
Planch. 1848
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Anthocleista auriculata de Wild., Ann. Mus. Congo, Ser. V. 3: 250 (1910)
  • Anthocleista bequaerti de Wild., Rev. Zool. Afr. 10: Suppl. Bot. 8 (1922)
  • Anthocleista buchneri Gilg, Bot. Jahrb. 17: 576 (1893)
  • Anthocleista kalbreyeri Baker, Kew Bull. 99 (1895)
  • Anthocleista lanceolata Gilg, Engl. Jahrb. 28: 125 (1899)
  • Anthocleista macrantha Gilg, Bot. Jahrb. 17: 578 (1893)
  • Anthocleista talbotii Wernham, Cat. Talbofs Nigerian Pl. 68 (1913)
  • Anthocleista zenkeri Gilg, Engl. Jahrb. 28: 124 (1899)

Anthocleista vogelii, commonly called Murderer's Mat (from Ashanti, significance unclear) or Cabbage Tree in several countries in Africa, is a rainforest tree in the family Gentianaceae.

Description

Anthocleista vogelii reaches a height up to 80 ft (24 m) in height with leaves in opposite pairs up to 14 in (360 mm) long and 5 in (130 mm) in width in adult trees. Juvenile trees are noteworthy in bearing enormous leaves up to 7.5 ft (2.3 m) in length by about 18 in (460 mm) wide with wavey edges, in opposite pairs, with nodes spaced about 4 in (100 mm) apart.

References

  1. "Anthocleista vogelii Planch". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  2. ^ Menninger, Edwin A. (1967). Fantastic Trees. New York: Viking Press. ISBN 0-670-30718-1.
Taxon identifiers
Anthocleista vogelii


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