Macaranga heudelotii Baill.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Macaranga heudelotii Baill.

  • Collector(s)

    S. Kisseadoo 80, 11 Nov 1988

  • Location

    Ghana. Ashanti. Sekyere. Bobiri Forest Reserve.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04072490

    Occurrence ID: 15460a61-0c0b-49cf-ae08-75d4bac4d673

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Ghana

  • State/Province

    Ashanti

  • Locality

    Sekyere. Bobiri Forest Reserve.

  • Coordinates

    6.63, -1.28

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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THE NEU YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of Ghana
No. 80	EUPHORBIACEAE
Macaranga heudelotii
GHANA. Ashanti: Sekyere. Bobiri Forest
Reserve. 6°38’N, 1°17’W. Moist
semi-deciduous forest with many lianas.
Humus of topsoil up to 20cm deep. Avg.of
1500mm/y rain.
Small tree, low branching, 9m tall. Crooked
bole. Bark brittle, rough ,brownish-gray;
sharp spines. Slash reddish-brown or
brownish-purple; turns brown; strong
repulsive smell. Leaves simple, narrowly
elliptic, apex acuminate, margin entire;
brownish-orange, simple hairs.
S. Kisseadoo	11 Nov 1988
Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation
04072490