Anthocleista vogelii

Anthocleista vogelii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Gentianaceae
Genus:	Anthocleista
Species:	A. vogelii
Binomial name
	Anthocleista vogelii; Planch. 1848
Synonyms
	Anthocleista auriculata de Wild., Ann. Mus. Congo, Ser. V. 3: 250 (1910) ; Anthocleista bequaerti de Wild., Rev. Zool. Afr. 10: Suppl. Bot. 8 (1922) ; Anthocleista buchneri Gilg, Bot. Jahrb. 17: 576 (1893) ; Anthocleista kalbreyeri Baker, Kew Bull. 99 (1895) ; Anthocleista lanceolata Gilg, Engl. Jahrb. 28: 125 (1899) ; Anthocleista macrantha Gilg, Bot. Jahrb. 17: 578 (1893) ; Anthocleista talbotii Wernham, Cat. Talbofs Nigerian Pl. 68 (1913) ; Anthocleista zenkeri Gilg, Engl. Jahrb. 28: 124 (1899);

Anthocleista vogelii, commonly called Murderer's Mat (from the Ashanti language, the significance unclear) or Cabbage Tree in several countries in Africa, is a rainforest tree in the family Gentianaceae^[1] that reaches a height up to 80 ft (24 m) in height with leaves in opposite pairs up to 14 in (360 mm) long and 5 in (130 mm) in width in adult trees.^[2] Juvenile trees are noteworthy in bearing enormous leaves up to 7.5 ft (2.3 m) in length by about 18 in (460 mm) wide with wavey edges, in opposite pairs,^[3] with nodes spaced about 4 in (100 mm) apart. These are the largest leaves of any African dicot.

References[edit]

^ "Anthocleista vogelii Planch". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
^ Menninger, Edwin A. (1967). Fantastic Trees. New York: Viking Press. p. 48.
^ op. cit. pp. 48 & 245-247 incl photos p. 246.

Hook. Ic. Pl. I. 793. (1848).

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[1] "Anthocleista vogelii Planch". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

[2] Menninger, Edwin A. (1967). Fantastic Trees. New York: Viking Press. p. 48.

[3] . cit. pp. 48 & 245-247 incl photos p. 246.

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