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FLORA FROM RHOKO, IDENTIFIED AT READING UNIVERSITY AND THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS KEW, LONDON

(179 species; 2 possible new species of Diospyros and Leguminosae)

A preliminary Species List for the Rhoko protected research forest area, South East Nigeria appears below. This species list was compiled by Ms Charlotte Couch during a census in June/July 2004, with assistance from Mrs Ivy Birch and Cercopan staff. All flora listed below was sampled.
(Specimen codes are shown for as yet unidentified species)

Anacardiaceae
Pseudospondias microcarpa
Sorindeia grandiflora
or juglandia
Trichoscypha acuminata
Trichoscypha cf. mannii
Trichoscypha acuminata
Trichoscypha
sp.
Anisophylleaceae

Anisophyllea polyneura

Annonaceae

Arnickia chlorantha

Apocynaceae

Landolphia cf. dulcis
Tabernaemontana pachysiphon
or brachyantha
Tabernaemontana cf. crassa
Tabernaemontana type

Araceae

Culcasia
sp
Aracaceae

Rattan
sp
Balanophoraceae

Thonningia sanguinea

Burseraceae

Dacryodes?

Celastraceae

Salacia alata

Chrysobalanaceae

Parinari excelsa
Parinari hypochrysea

Combretaceae

Terminalia ivorensis
Terminalia Ivorensis

ommelinaceae

Palisota barteri

Dichapetalaceae

Tapura africana

Dracaenaceae
Dracaena sp
Ebenaceae

Diospyros conocarpa
Diospyros hoyleana
Diospyros piscatoria
Diospyros iturernis
Diospyros
sp
Diospyros s
p. Indet 1
Diospyros aff dendo
Diospyros preussii
Diospyros
sp
Diospyros gracilescens
Diospyros crassiflora

Euphorbiaceae

Cyrtogonone argentea
Discoglypremna caloneura
Drypetes
sp.1
Drypetes staudtii
Drypetes aff. floribunda
Drypetes
sp.2
Drypetes aff. dinklagei

Euphorbiaceae (cont)
Drypetes chevalieri
Drypetes ivorensis
Drypetes
Sp.4
Drypetes Sp 3
Klaineanthus gaboniae
Maesobotrya cf. staudtii
Maesobotrya cf barteri
Maesobotrya cf. dusenii
Maesobotrya
sp.
Margaritaria?
sp
Uapaca staudtii

Flacourtiaceae
Homalium sp.
Guttiferae

Garcinia smeathmannii
Garcinia punctata?
Garcinia  cf. staudtii

Icacinaceae

Chlamydocarya thompsoniana
Pyrenacantha cf. acuminata

Sp. Indet

Irvingiaceae

Desbordesia glaucescens
Irvingia gabunensis

Lecythidaceae

Napoleonaea talbotii
Napoleonaea aff imperialis
Napoleonaea cf imperialis
Petersianthus africanum

Leguminosae

Andira inermis
Angyocalyx oligophyllus
Anthonotha fragrans
Baikaiea insignis
Calpocalyx cauliflorus
Cylicodiscus gabunensis
Dialium polyantha or pachyphyllum

Dialium polyantha or pachyphyllum
Micuna
Sp.
Parkia filicoidea
Parkia bicolour
Piptadeniastrum africanum
Plentaclethra macrophylla

47/04/NIG
Sp. Indet 1
Sp. Indet 2

Loganiaceae

Strychnos cf. camptoneura
Strychnos cf barteri

Melastomataceae

Memecylon zenkeri
Memecylon membranifolium
Warneckia or Memecylon
1
Warneckia or Memecylon
2
Meliaceae

Monkey cola

Melianthaceae
Bersama abyssinia
Menispemaceae

Penianthus longifolius

Moraceae

Dorstenia barteri
Ficus 04/04/nig
Musanga cercropioides
Treculia africana
Treculia obovoidea

Myristicaceae

Pycnanthus angolense
Staudtia stipitata

Ochnaceae

Campylospermum elongatum
Campylospermum laxiflorum

Olacaceae
Olax cf. viridis or gambecola
Olax latifolia or gambecola
Strombosia
sp
Strombosia scheffleri
Strombosia grandiflora
Strombosia cf. zenkeri
Strombosia
sp
Olax
sp
Olipsacaceae
Urobotrya minutiflora

Pandaceae

Microdesmis puberula

Rubiaceae

Aulococalyx
sp.2
Aidia cf genipiflora
Aucalocalyx
sp.1
Chassalia aff subnuda
Lasianthera africana
Lasianthera batangensis
Massularia
sp. 1
Massularia acuminata
Pauridiantha canthiflora
Pavetta rigida

R2

Rothmannia lugae
Rothmannia octomera
Rothmannia hispida
Rothmannia talbotii
Sericanthe auriculata
Sherbournia zenkeri

sp. indet

Tarenna cf eketensis
Tricalysia aff oligoneura
Vangueriella chlorantha

Rutaceae

Vepris soyauxii
Zanthoxlum gillettii
Sapindaceae
Pancovia or Placodiscus

sp. indet

Sapindaceae (cont)
sp. indet

Chytranthus
sp
sp. indet

Sapotaceae

Baillonella toxisperma
Chrysophyllum aff. albidum
Chrysophyllum cf subnudum
Englerophytum
sp
Omphalocarpum bequaertii
Omphalocarpum procerum

Simaroubiaceae
Hannoa klaineana

Sterculiaceae
Cola flaviflora
Cola chlamydantha
Cola digitata
Cola lateritia
Cola cf gigantea
Cola lepidota (
nb 2 photos are hyperlinked to this species)
Cola aff marsupium

Cola
sp 1
Cola
sp 2
Thymelaeaceae

Octolepis casearia

Tiliaceae

Duboscosia macrocarpa

Ulmaceae
Celtis cf. zenkeri
Unknown

119/04/NIG
127/04/NIG
134/04/NIG
135/04/NIG
138/04/NIG
140/04/NIG
144/04/NIG
175/04/NIG
180/04/NIG
184/04/NIG
190/04/NIG
39/04/NIG
43/04/NIG
72/04/NIG
78/04/NIG
80/04/NIG
81/04/NIG

82/04/NIG
93/04/NIG

Violaceae

Rinoria
sp1
Rinoria
sp 2
Zinziberaceae

Aframomum
sp