Lophira
(from lophos, a crest, and eiro, to arrange; in reference to one of the sepals being extended out into a ligulate wing or crest). ORD. Dipterocarpeae. A monotypic genus, the species being a handsome stove pyramidal tree. It requires a compost of sandy loam and fibry peat. Firm young cuttings will root in sand, in a gentle bottom heat. L. africana (African). Scrubby Oak. fl. yellow in terminal and axillary racemes. February. fr. one-celled, indehiscent, fleshy, soft. l. elongated, entire, often undulated, emarginate, leathery, pale green; stipules caducous. h. 10ft. Tropical Western Africa, 1822.