Leiostegia vernicosa Benth.

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
FLORA SURINAMENSIS
ex Herb. Acad. Rheno-Trai.
CoHt+fa
Hab. : Zanderij; near the airfield* Very common in
open shrub savanna on white sand, mostly in some-
what moist places. Thin, low subshrub with erect
branches, ca* l/2 m tall* Leaves stiffly coriaceous,
equally dark green above, beneath with green veins
and greyish interstices; stems red to brown.
Leg. : K. U. Kramer et W. H. A. Hekking Petals (gone)
d. d. 26 - XII 1960	No. 2497 lilaC’
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