Brandt
Joined: Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:18 am Posts: 148 Location: San Diego, California USA
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Mystery Plant Pics from Ghana and Togo
Greetings,
I'm putting together the photo album for Ghana and Togo (I took a trip there recently), and there are some plants/trees that I am trying to identify...such as... This first tree was very common. It has large somewhat round leaves, not too different from the American basswood. Picture taken near Kpalimé, Togo:
Close-up of leaves:
I found a couple extra pics of another tree--there's fruit on the tree!
This next tree had small yellow fruits (not sure if they're edible) and some strange aerial roots where the trunk branches! Picture also taken near Kpalimé, Togo on a mountain top:
Close-up of leaves/fruit:
Aerial roots:
Here's a weird parasite on an orange tree! (Same area--near Kpalimé, Togo): <<UPDATE: Probably a Tapinanthus.>>
Zoom-in:
This sure looks like Spathiphyllum, but I don't see any species native to Africa. Could this be naturalized versus native? From near Wli Falls, Ghana (very common along a stream there): <<UPDATE: Might be Thaumatococcus danielli, a native to Ghana.>>
This looks like Arisaema (very much like jack-in-the-pulpit leaves). There are some species of Arisaema native to parts of Africa (pic also from near Wli Falls, Ghana):
What kind of Araceae might this be growing on the log over the stream (also near Wli Falls, Ghana)?
A very common tree in Ghana (pictured in Accra) with compound leaves and orange fruit:
Close-up:
Here's a mystery Ficus--very commonly planted (though not 100% certain it's native):
Close-up of leaves:
I'm pretty sure this palm is Borassus aethiopium, but I'd like to hear your opinion. This is native (1st pic in Accra, 2nd pic NE of Accra in countryside--a bit blurry since taken from a bus):
This has that Anthurium look--but that's not native to Africa (but then that doesn't mean it can't be found growing there): <<UPDATE: Definitely a Caladium, so not native to Africa>>
Thanks for any IDs you can provide. I have a lot of plant pics that I *can* ID...they'll be posted soon!
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