Trichoscypha arborea (A. Chev.) A. Chev.

Breteler, F. J., 2004, The genus Trichoscypha (Anacardiaceae) in Lower Guinea and Congolia: A synoptic revision, Adansonia (3) 26 (1), pp. 97-127 : 104

2. Trichoscypha arborea (A. Chev.) A. Chev.

Expl. Bot.: 161 (1920); Keay in Hutch. & Dalz., Fl.

West Trop. ed. 2, 1: 736 (1958); Breteler, Adansonia,

sér. 3, 23: 250 (2001). — Emiliomarcelia arborea A.

Chev., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 58, Mém. 8d: 151

(1912). — Type: Chevalier 22322, Côte d’Ivoire ,

Yapo, fr. Oct. 1909 (holo-, P!; iso-, K!, WAG!) .

Trichoscypha rubriflora Engl. & Brehmer, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54: 318 (1917). — Type: Ledermann 469, Cameroun, Bodje, Bukumbe, ♀ fl. Aug. 1908 (holo-, B, delet.). Neotype (designated here): Van Andel et al. 4163, Cameroun, Campo Ma’an area , Elephant Mt., juv. fr. Oct. 2001 (WAG!).

Tree up to 30 m tall, trunk to 40 cm diam. Leaves 6-9-jugate; leaflets coriaceous, glabrous, smooth. Inflorescences up to c. 80 cm long. Flowers (May-Nov.) red to purplish. Fruits (Oct.- Feb.) red, smooth and glabrous at maturity. — Figs 1B ; 4.

HABITAT AND DISTRIBUTION. — Rain forest of Nigeria and Cameroun. Also known from Upper Guinea. Alt. below 300 m (see note under T. patens ).

SPECIMENS EXAMINED. — CAMEROUN: Tchouto et al. 3293, Bifa, fl. Oct. (SCA, WAG!); Tchouto & Elad MIRAX 13, fl. b. Aug. (WAG!); Thomas 4735, Ndiam R., fl. b. April (K!, MO!); Van Andel 4163, Elephant Mt., juv. fr. Oct. (WAG!). — NIGERIA: Latilo FHI 45811, Oban Group F, R., fr. Feb. (FHO!, K!); Talbot 209, Oban, fl. (BM!, K!).

NOTES. — The identity of Trichoscypha rubriflora is without doubt. The various elements of the original description such as tree, the coriaceous, glabrous leaflets with prominent midrib on both sides, the terminal inflorescence and the red flowers point unmistakably to T. arborea . There was no female flowering specimen available from or near the type locality to be designated as neotype. Therefore a specimen with young fruits has been chosen.

Figures

FIG. 1. — Flowers of Trichoscypha species, one petal removed: A, T. acuminata Engl.; B, T. arborea (A. Chev.) A. Chev.; C, T. bijuga Engl.; D, T. bracteata Breteler; E, T. engong Engl. & Brehmer; F, T. hallei Breteler; G, T. imbricata Engl.; H, T. laxiflora Engl.; I, T. lucens Oliv. A1, Breteler 15670; A2, Sosef et al. 516; A3, Breteler 15680; B1, Van der Burg 766; B2, J.J. de Wilde 311; C1, Stoop-van de Kasteele 210; C2, Beentje 889; D, Walker s.n.; E1, Mildbraed 5391; E2, Wilks 3519; F, N. Hallé 2822; G1, Breteler et al. 14477; G2, Breteler et al. 14491; H1, Bos 4981; H2, Van Andel et al. 3959; I1, de Koning 3909; I2, Beentje 875. Drawing by H. DE VRIES.

FIG. 4. — Distribution of Trichoscypha species 2, 4-9, 12.