''Duboscia macrocarpa'' occurs from Nigeria to the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is a tree which grows to 30 m, and often has a fluted trunk. The leaves and young stems are covered in dense hairs. The flowers are pink-reddish brown, with bracts below. The fruits are ribbed and very fibrous.
The species was first described by
Henri Théophile Bocquillon in 1866.
[Bocquillon, H. T. in Baillon, H. E., (1866), Adansonia 7:50]
References
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Grewioideae