Brazzeia congoensis Baill.

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Itimbiri River

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Synonyms:	Brazzeia eetveldeana (De Wild. & T. Durand) Tiegh. Brazzeia thollonii Baill. Erythropyxis eetveldeana (De Wild. & T. Durand) Engl. Pseudobrazzeia thollonii (Baill.) Engl. Rhaptopetalum brachyantherum Tiegh. Rhaptopetalum eetveldeanum De Wild. & T. Durand Rhaptopetalum thollonii (Baill.) Tiegh.
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Frequency:	Common
Status:	Native
Description:	Shrub or small tree up to 15 m tall, young branches angled, hairless. Leaves elliptic-ovate to lanceolate, leathery, 5-9 cm long, hairless, finely acuminate at apex, base asymmetric; midrib plane to slightly impressed above, prominent beneath; primary veins 5-6 pairs, prominent beneath; margin entire or slightly wavy; petiole short and stout. Inflorescence few to many-flowered clusters on the stem and larger branches. Flower buds globose, pointed at apex; pedicel 7-14 mm long, hairless; calyx saucer-shaped, entire or slightly lobed; pseudocorolla splitting into 3-5 lobes, 14 mm long, reflexed at anthesis; stamens numerous; ovary globose, 4-7 locular; style 2-3 times longer than ovary; stigma 5-lobed, capitate. Fruit a capsule on a pedicel 7-15 mm long, globose, 1.5 – 2.5 cm diameter, red when mature opening into 5-6 valves.
Type location:	Congo-Brazzaville,
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Derivation of specific name:	congoensis: of Congo (Brazzaville) where the type specimen was collected.
Habitat:	Riverine gallery forest.
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Flowering time:	Mar - Apr
Worldwide distribution:	Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo Brazzaville, Gabon and DRC.
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Images last updated:	Thursday 10 April 2025
Literature:	Germain, R. (1963). Scytopetalaceae Flore du Congo du Ruanda et du Burundi Volume X Pages 322 - 323. in Scytopetalaceae Prance, G.T. & Jongkind, C.C.H. (2015). A revision of African Lecythidaceae Kew Bulletin 70(6) Pages 48 - 49.

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