EUADENIA EMINENS
Author:
Joseph Dalton Hooker, 1881
Family:
CAPPARACEAE
Origin:
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Uganda
Elevation:
Publisher:
Hook. fil. (1881). In: Bot. Mag. T. 6578.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
30 Centimetres
Height:
5 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Crateva eminens, Christenh. & Byng.
Euadenia major Hua, 1867.
Euadenia alimensis Hua, 1895.
Ritchiea dolichocarpa Gilg & Bened.1915.
Euadenia pulcherrima Gilg & Bened, 1954.
This member of the Capparaceae family was given this name by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1881. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Zaïre, growing in a well drained soil with some to lots of water and some sun. The stem get up to 30 centimetres in diameter and the small tree can reach a height of five metres. The flowers are green.
The genera name from Latin; eu -; 'good' or 'well developed' Adenia. The species name meaning 'standing out' or 'distinguished'. The leaf by Egon Krogsgaard, Powo.science.kew.org.
Flower
Green
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium - Maximum
Sun
Medium