Plukenetia conophora

Plukenetia conophora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Plukenetia
Species:
P. conophora
Binomial name
Plukenetia conophora
Synonyms

Tetracarpidium conophorum (Müll.Arg.) Hutch. & Dalziel

Plukenetia conophora, also called Nigerian walnut, and conophore, is a climbing shrub in the genus Plukenetia. It is not related to the walnut, being so named because its nuts bear a superficial resemblance to the walnut. It is native to tropical western and central Africa from Togo to Congo and in Sierra Leone. It is abundant in the Nigeria, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo. It prefers rain-forest hedge in half-shady places; low bush; secondary forest; plantations at elevations from 250–1,400 m (820–4,590 ft).[1] Although it is well recorded in Sierra Leone, it is apparently not indigenous to Sierra Leone, since it is not recorded in Liberia and Ghana. Its presence in Sierra Leone is due to returning slaves for it is known to the Krio by its Yoruba (Nigerian) name.[2] Plukenetia conophora is the only Plukenetia species native to West Africa or Central Africa. Other Plukenetia species are indigenous to other parts of Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and America.[3]

  1. ^ Amusa TO, SO Jimoh, IO Azeez, RO Awodoin and I Kareem (2014). "Stock density and fruit yield of African walnut, Plukenetia conophora Mull-Arg (Syn. Tetracarpidium conophorum) in tropical lowland rainforests of southwest Nigeria". Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment. 4 (2): 73–81. doi:10.31357/jtfe.v4i2.2036.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Plukenetia conophora Müll.-Arg. [family Euphorbiaceae]". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Govaerts R, DG Frodin and A Radcliffe-Smith (2000). "World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae)". The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 1-4: 1-1622. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/acceptedRef.do?name_id=3145 [dead link]