Uapaca guineensis
Red Cedar, Rikio
Other regional names: Sugar Plum
- Sugar Plum
Also known as: Antidesma guineensis G.Don ex Hook. +5 more
- Antidesma guineensis G.Don ex Hook.
- Uapaca bingervillensis Beille
- Uapaca gabonensis Pierre ex Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Uapaca guineensis var. guineensis
- Uapaca seretii De Wild.
- Uapaca seretii DeWild.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Phyllanthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Uapaca guineensis (commonly known as Red-Cedar or Rikio) is a tree belonging to the Phyllanthaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, this species is primarily associated with 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, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Zaïre