Rourea obliquifoliolata

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Distribution

This plant exhibits a specific distribution pattern concentrated within the tropical regions of Africa. In West Tropical Africa, its presence is recorded in Nigeria. Moving into the West-Central Tropical Africa zone, it can be found across several distinct territories. Specifically, its range extends through the Central African Republic, Cameroon, and Congo. Furthermore, the species is also documented within the enclave of Cabinda.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Morphology

The morphology of Rourea obliquifoiliolata is characterized by a woody growth form, functioning as a shrub that exhibits liana-like climbing tendencies. As an obligatory climber, it relies on external structures for support rather than being self-supporting. The plant is a terrestrial species, lacking aquatic or epiphytic tendencies, and functions as an independent organism rather than a parasite. In terms of physical dimensions, it is capable of reaching a maximum plant height of 20 meters.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

liana

Climber :

obligatory

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

shrub

Parasite :

independent

Plant height max:

20 m

Woodiness :

woody

Reproduction

The reproduction of Rourea obliquifoliolata is characterized by a highly flexible phenological cycle, as both its flowering and fruiting periods exhibit significant variability throughout the year. The flowering process does not adhere to a strict seasonal window, with the flowering start and flowering end times being variable across all twelve months, including January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December. Similarly, the plant's reproductive success is marked by a non-uniform fruiting schedule; the fruiting start and fruiting end periods are also variable and can occur during any month of the year, ranging from January through December. This wide-ranging temporal distribution suggests that the plant is capable of undergoing reproductive stages at various intervals depending on environmental conditions.

Flowering time :

variable

Fruiting time :

variable

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Plant Parts

Rourea obliquifoliolata 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 root.

Root

1. Fitoterapia

Preparations

Rourea obliquifoliolata has 3 reported preparations identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include aqueous extract, methanol extracts, methanolic extract.

Aqueous extract

1. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology

Methanol extracts

1. Fitoterapia

Methanolic extract

1. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology