Blighia sapida
Akee, Akee Apple
Also known as: Akea solitaria Stokes +7 more
- Akea solitaria Stokes
- Akeesia africana Tussac
- Bonannia nitida Raf.
- Cupania akeesia Cambess. ex Spach
- Cupania edulis Schumach. & Thonn.
- Cupania sapida (K.D.Koenig) Oken
- Cupania sapida Voigt
- Sapindus obovatus Wight & Arn.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Sapindaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Blighia sapida (commonly known as Akee or Akee-Apple) is a tree within the Sapindaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Vietnam, Windward Is.