Ripening fruits; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 4/2004 © Jörn Germer
Bisexual and male flower (right top); Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 4/2006 © Jörn Germer
Leaves; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 4/2004 © Jörn Germer
Bark; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 4/2004 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 4/2004 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 4/2006 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 108 Date of entry: 07.09.2005 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Akee
German: Akee
Portuguese: Akee, Castanha-da-áfrica
Kingdom: Plantae (2603)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2500)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2115)
Order: Sapindales (67)
Family: Sapindaceae (15)(family description)
Genus: Blighia (1)
Epithet: sapida K. Konig (1)
Synonym: Cupania sapida (Konig) Voigt
sapida => from the Latin sapidus meaning 'tasty'
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: green, beige, white
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