Overview
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Accra Copal, Benin Copal, Faro, Gum Copal Tree, Gum-Copal, Ogea
Common Names in French:
Faro D´agboville
Description
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Mostly trees or shrubs . Leaves mostly pinnate, sometimes bipinnate, rarely apparently simple . Corolla usually showy, zygomorphic, the petals imbricate, posterior (upper or banner ) petal innermost in bud. Stamens 10 or fewer, distinct , usually not showy, some commonly reduced to staminodes. Pollen released in monads . Seeds with u-shaped line (pleurogram) usually lacking. [Carr]
Physical Description
Habit: Tree • Climbing: Not Climbing
Biology
Reproduction
Duration: Perennial
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
)
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
)
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
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)
- Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
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)
- Class:
Spermatopsida
(
)
- Brongniart, 1843
- Subclass:
Rosidae
(
)
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
Rosanae
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)
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Order:
Fabales
(
)
- Bromhead, 1838
- Family:
Leguminosae
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)
- A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
- Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
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)
- Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
(
- Family:
Leguminosae
(
- Order:
Fabales
(
- Superorder:
Rosanae
(
- Subclass:
Rosidae
(
- Class:
Spermatopsida
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Synonyms
Daniellia fosteri Holland • Daniellia punchii Holland • Daniellia similis Holland
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Comment: Climbing
: Not climbing, Conservation
Status: Not Threatened,
Habit: Tree
, Lifespan: Perennial
Similar Species
Members of the genus Daniellia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 3 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
D. ogea (Accra Copal) · D. oliveri (African Copaiba Balsam Tree) · D. thurifera (Frankincense Tree)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: The Museum, 1951-1992. url p. 357.
- Pre-project study on the conservation status of tropical timbers in trade. Final report to International Tropical Timber Organization. Vol 1 ITTO url p. 86.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 11, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- ILDIS World Database of Legumes. Release date: May 1, 2007
- ILDIS World Database of LegumesNov 10, 2005.
- Rico ML, 1994 (from ILDIS World Database of Legumes).
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 27, 2008)
- USDA, NRCS. 2005. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Herbarium of the University of Aarhus: The AAU Herbarium Database
- Missouri Botanical Garden
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3876863
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-778
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:490988-1
- GRIN Nomen Number: 313188
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 506246
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: DAOG
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 34542
