Afraegle paniculata (Schumach.) Engl. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Afraegle

Family:

Rutaceae

Subfamily:

Aurantioideae

Tribe:

Aurantieae

Subtribe:

Balsamocitrinae

Nomen number:

1643

Place of publication:

H. G. A. Engler & C. G. O. Drude, Veg. Erde 9(III,1):761. 1915 (Pflanzenw. Afrikas)

Verified:

12/06/1988 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

Citrus paniculata Schumach.

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Balsamocitrus paniculata (Schumach.) Swingle

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Reference(s)

Abbiw, D. K. 1990. Useful plants of Ghana Intermediate Technology Publications & Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Adam, J.-G. 1971-. Flore descriptive des monts Nimba.
Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1961-. Flore du Gabon.
Carpenter, J. B. & P. C. Reece. 1969. Catalog of genera, species, and subordinate taxa in the orange subfamily Aurantioideae (Rutaceae).
Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Keay, R. W. J. 1989. Trees of Nigeria
Krueger, R. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swingle, W. T. & P. C. Reece. 1967. The botany of Citrus and its wild relatives.
Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.

Common names

English
Nigerian powder-flask-fruit –
French
citron d'éléphant –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	Note
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Benin
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Côte D'Ivoire
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Ghana
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Guinea
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Liberia
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Nigeria
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Senegal
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Togo
2	Cultivated	Africa		Africa	w.

Native
Africa

WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo

Cultivated
Africa

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Human food	oil/fat		Abbiw, D. K. 1990. Useful plants of Ghana Intermediate Technology Publications & Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Human food	oil/fat	seeds source of oil	Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.