Inflorescence; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 9/2008 © Jörn Germer
Flower; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 9/2008 © Jörn Germer
Fruits, upper and lower surface of leaf; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 11/2006 © Jörn Germer
Top and lower side of leaf; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 1/2006 © Jörn Germer
Fruit close-up; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 11/2006 © Jörn Germer
Ripe pod; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 11/2008 © Jörn Germer
Pod, opened; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 11/2008 © Jörn Germer
Branch with fruits; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 11/2006 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 1/2006 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 264
Date of entry: 31.01.2006
Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Griffonia
German: Afrikanische Schwarzbohne
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Griffonia (1)
Epithet: simplicifolia (DC.) Baillon (1)
Synonyms: Bandeiraea simplicifolia (DC.)Benth., Bandeiraea simplicifolia (DC.)Benth.
simplicifolia => simple leaves
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: green, beige