Trichoscypha pauciflora Van der Veken, 1959

Breteler, F. J., 2004, The genus Trichoscypha (Anacardiaceae) in Lower Guinea and Congolia: A synoptic revision, Adansonia (3) 26 (1), pp. 97-127 : 122-123

16. Trichoscypha pauciflora Van der Veken

Bull. Jard. Bot. État 19: 258 (1959); Fl. Congo Belge et Ruanda-Urundi 9: 73 (1960); Bull. Jard. Bot. État 35: 465 (1966).

— Type: Michelson 895, Congo (Kinshasa), Kamakobola-Kifuku , ♂ fl. Feb. 1949 (holo-, BR!) .

Shrub 2-8 m tall. Leaves 8-11-jugate, up to at least 1 m long, crowded at the top of the branches; leaflets ovate to oblong-lanceolate, (6-) 12-25(-30) × (3-) 5-7 cm, with obtuse to subcordate base and long-acuminate apex; lateral nerves c. (10-)14-20 pairs. Inflorescence on the basal part of the trunk. Flowers (Feb.) red. Fruits (July) ± ellipsoid, 2.5-2.8 × 1.5-1.7 cm, glabrous. — Figs 2E ; 13.

HABITAT AND DISTRIBUTION. — Montane forest in eastern Congo (Kinshasa). Alt. 800- 1200 m.

SPECIMENS EXAMINED. — CONGO (Kinshasa): A. Léonard 5154, Tope-tope , fr. July ( BR!); Michelson 895, Kamakobola-Kifuku , fl. Feb. ( BR!).

Figures

FIG. 2. — Flowers of Trichoscypha species, one petal removed: A, T. mannii Hook.f.; B, T oddonii De Wild.; C, T. oliveri Engl.; D, T. patens (Oliv.) Engl.; E, T. pauciflora Van der Veken; F, T. reygaertii De Wild.; G, T. rubicunda Lecomte. A1, Versteegh & Den Outer 739; A2, Talbot 1278; B1, J.J. de Wilde 11197; B2, J.J. de Wilde 11196; C1, Tchouto et al. LIKOX 56; C2, Van Andel et al. 3890; D1, Leeuwenberg 5213; D2, Van Andel et al. 4262; E1, Michelson 895; E2, A. Léonard 5154; F1, Breteler et al. 14501; F2, Reygaert 94; G1, Klaine 1080; G2, Klaine 251. Drawing by H. DE VRIES.

FIG. 13. — Distribution of Trichoscypha species 16, 17.