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<big>''[[Cassipourea afzelii]]'' (Oliv.) Alston</big>
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:Protologue: Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925: 265 (1925).
== Vernacular names ==
*Elephant tusk tree (En).
== Origin and geographic distribution ==
== Description ==
*Slender-branched shrub or small tree up to 15 m tall. *Leaves opposite, simple, glabrous; stipules between the petioles; petiole 4–7 mm long; blade broadly oblong to elliptical, 7–14 cm × 3–6 cm, base rounded or cuneate, apex acuminate, margin toothed to entire, glaucous, pale. Inflorescence an axillary fascicle, 1–3-flowered, lax. *Flowers bisexual, regular, 5-merous; pedicel 1–3 mm long; calyx cup-shaped, 3–4 mm long, with ovate-lanceolate lobes, glabrous outside, appressed hairy inside; petals deeply fringed, white; stamens 10; ovary superior, 3-celled. *Fruit an indehiscent capsule, green, few-seeded. *Seeds c. 2 mm × 2 mm, with aril, testa leathery.
== Other botanical information ==
== Correct citation of this article ==
Brink, M., 2006. '''Cassipourea afzelii''' (Oliv.) Alston. [Internet] Record from PROTA4U. In: Louppe, D., Oteng-Amoako, A.A. & Brink, M. (Editors). PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa / Ressources végétales de l’Afrique tropicale), Wageningen, Netherlands. <http://www.prota4u.org/search.asp>. Accessed {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}.
