Bowringia mildbraedii

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Distribution

This plant is primarily distributed across the tropical regions of the African continent. In West Tropical Africa, its presence is specifically noted in Ghana and Nigeria. Moving into West-Central Tropical Africa, the species can be found within the Central African Republic. It also occupies significant territories in Cameroon and the Congo. Consequently, its range spans a diverse belt of West and West-Central tropical environments.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Morphology

The morphology of Bowringia mildbraedii is characterized by a woody growth form, primarily manifesting as a shrub. This plant reaches a significant stature, with a mean plant height of approximately 5 m. It functions as an obligatory climber, specifically taking the form of a liana to navigate its environment. In terms of its ecological habit, the species is terrestrial rather than aquatic or epiphytic, and it maintains an independent lifestyle, functioning as a non-parasitic organism.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

liana

Climber :

obligatory

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

shrub

Parasite :

independent

Plant height mean:

5 m

Woodiness :

woody

Reproduction

The reproduction of Bowringia mildbraedii is characterized by a highly flexible phenological pattern, as both its flowering and fruiting stages exhibit significant variability throughout the year. The flowering period is not restricted to a specific season, with the flowering start and end times being variable across all twelve months, ranging from January through December. Similarly, the fruit production cycle follows this non-seasonal distribution; the fruiting start and fruiting end are also variable, occurring unpredictably across any month from January to December. This widespread temporal distribution suggests that the plant's reproductive cycles are highly adaptable to fluctuating environmental conditions rather than being tied to a fixed annual calendar.

Flowering time :

variable

Fruiting time :

variable

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Plant Parts

Bowringia mildbraedii has 1 reported plant parts identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include seed.

Seed

1. Biochimica et biophysica acta

Preparations

Bowringia mildbraedii has 1 reported preparations identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include seeds.

Seeds

1. Biochimica et biophysica acta