Taxon: Clappertonia ficifolia Decne.

Summary

Genus:

Clappertonia

Family:

Malvaceae

Subfamily:

Grewioideae

Nomen number:

10804

Place of publication:

J. P. B. Delessert, Icon. sel. pl. 5:1, t. 1. 1846

Comment:

Decaisne's protologue of this name, described from Senegambia, has no connection to Honckenya ficifolia Willd., previously described from Guinea

Verified:

05/18/1994 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

13 (5 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Honkenya ficifolia Willd.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963-1968. Flora of Java. Note: cult.
Brunel, J. F. et al., eds. 1984. Flore analytique du Togo. Phanerogames
Carrisso, L. W. et al., eds. 1937-. Conspectus florae angolensis.
Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1307.
Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Robyns, W. et al., eds. 1948-1963. Flore du Congo belge et du Ruanda-Urundi
Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	bolo-bolo			1	Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
German	Bolobolobaum			2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1307.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda		Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Sudan		Robyns, W. et al., eds. 1948-1963. Flore du Congo belge et du Ruanda-Urundi
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Angola		Carrisso, L. W. et al., eds. 1937-. Conspectus florae angolensis.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Mozambique		Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zambia		Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Benin		Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Côte D'Ivoire		Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Ghana		Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Guinea		Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Liberia		Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Niger		Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Nigeria		Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Senegal		Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Sierra Leone		Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Togo		Brunel, J. F. et al., eds. 1984. Flore analytique du Togo. Phanerogames
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Burundi		Robyns, W. et al., eds. 1948-1963. Flore du Congo belge et du Ruanda-Urundi
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Cameroon		Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Central African Republic		Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Democratic Republic of the Congo		Robyns, W. et al., eds. 1948-1963. Flore du Congo belge et du Ruanda-Urundi
2	Cultivated				also cult.	PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).

Native
Africa

NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Sudan
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Zambia

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Brunel, J. F. et al., eds. 1984. Flore analytique du Togo. Phanerogames
Carrisso, L. W. et al., eds. 1937-. Conspectus florae angolensis.
Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Robyns, W. et al., eds. 1948-1963. Flore du Congo belge et du Ruanda-Urundi
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Materials	fiber	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Materials	fiber	Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=10804. Accessed 15 April 2026.