{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}} {{Speciesbox |image= Trichoscypha acuminata.jpg |status = LC |status_system = IUCN3.1 |status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 2 December 2021">{{cite iucn |date=2019 |title=''Trichoscypha acuminata'' |volume=2019 |article-number=e.T143712891A143712893 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T143712891A143712893.en |access-date=2 December 2021}}</ref> |genus = Trichoscypha |species = acuminata |authority = Engl. |synonyms = ''Trichoscypha ferruginea'' {{au|Engl.}} |synonyms_ref =<ref>{{cite web | url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:71864-1 | title=Trichoscypha ferruginea Engl. &#124; Plants of the World Online &#124; Kew Science }}</ref> }}

'''''Trichoscypha acuminata''''', commonly called '''amvout''', is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic, Gabon, the Congos and Angola. Mature trees reach 20m in height and leaves are up to 1.5m long.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Breteler |first1=F. J. |title=The genus Trichoscypha (Anacardiaceae) in Lower Guinea and Congolia: A synoptic revision |journal=Adansonia |series=Série 3 |date=2004 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=100–104 |url=https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/a2004n1a8.pdf |access-date=2 December 2021}}</ref> Its natural habitat is rain forest. Fruits are dark red and edible.

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acuminata Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Category:Taxa named by Adolf Engler Category:Flora of Africa Category:Fruits originating in Africa Category:Tropical fruit

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