Flagellaria guineensis Schum.
Inflorescence; British Komenda, Central Region, Ghana; 10/2009 © Jörn Germer
Flowers; British Komenda, Central Region, Ghana; 10/2009 © Jörn Germer
Branch; British Komenda, Central Region, Ghana; 10/2009 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; British Komenda, Central Region, Ghana; 10/2009 © Jörn Germer
Leaf insertion and curling leaf tip tendril; British Komenda, Central Region, Ghana; 10/2009 © Jörn Germer
Habit; British Komenda, Central Region, Ghana; 10/2009 © Jörn Germer
Internal reference: 1455
Date of entry: 27.11.2010
Last update: 01.06.2011
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2090)
Phylum: Magnoliophyta (1997)
Class: Liliopsida (314)
Order: Poales (2)
Family: Flagellariaceae (2) (family description)
Genus: Flagellaria (2)
Epithet: guineensis Schum. (2)
Synonym: Flagellaria indica var. guineensis (Schumach.) Engl.
guineensis => indicates origin in the Guinea Coast
indica => from or referring in some way to India
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: liana, shrub
Flower colour: beige, white
External links
Check for Flagellaria guineensis at The Plant List, GBIF or IPNI
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