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Taxon:
Icacina oliviformis
(Poir.) J. Raynal
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Icacina
Family:
Icacinaceae
Nomen number:
400240
Place of publication:
Adansonia sér. 2, 15:194. 1975
Verified:
10/05/1994
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Hirtella oliviformis
Poir.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Icacina senegalensis
A. Juss.
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Reference(s)
Burkill, H. M.
1994. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 2:416.
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Note:
=
Icacina senegalensis
Kunkel, G.
1984. Plants for human consumption
Note:
=
Icacina senegalensis
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Common names
English
false yam –
Reference(s)
French
bankanas –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea-Bissau
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Central African Republic
Native
Africa
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Sudan
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Central African Republic
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ghana
,
Guinea
,
Guinea-Bissau
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Human food
vegetable
Kunkel, G.
1984. Plants for human consumption
Note:
=
Icacina senegalensis
Weed
Burkill, H. M.
1994. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 2:416.
Weed
Kunkel, G.
1984. Plants for human consumption
Note:
=
Icacina senegalensis
Name
References