Strophanthus welwitschii (Baill.) K.Schum.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Strophanthus welwitschii (Baill.) K.Schum.

  • Collector(s)

    L. J. Brass 20940, 11 Apr 1950

  • Location

    Angola. Quessua, near Malange.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04190755

    Occurrence ID: 47846e63-2d36-47f3-a139-db60de047fde

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Angola

  • Locality

    Quessua, near Malange

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1036 m. (3399 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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Upjlobx>-Peniclc Expedition, 191*9-^0
Brass & Woodward No* 2091*0
Native name
Strophanthus Welwitschii
Angolas Quessua, near Malange
Plentiful in open scrubby growths on
deep sandy soil* Shrub or small
tree up to about 5 m tall# leaves
very pale below* Outer surface of
corolla tube white below, deep purple
above ; inner surface whitish, marked
with stripes deep purple above and
orange at the base* | Corolla lobes
white inside, red and white outside;
throat scales deep purple* Follicles
divaricate, usually at right angles,
or somewhat reflexed or inflexed;
apex often slightly incurved;
variously lenticellate; dark purple-
bretm in color; up to 33 cm long
x 2*8 cm in greatest diameter*
April 11, 19Alt. 3I4OO ft*
4 herbarium specimens
N+bU1
Strophanthus udubchU (^jlih)Uc^
det. H. J. Beentje
Herbarium Vadense (WAG)
HERBARIUM OF THE
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of Africa	2nd s.
id Woodward 20940
•trophanthus Welwitscuii
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04190755