Strophanthus welwitschii (Baill.) K.Schum.
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Filed As
Apocynaceae
Strophanthus welwitschii (Baill.) K.Schum. -
Collector(s)
L. J. Brass 20922, 20 Mar 1950
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Location
Democratic Republic of the Congo. about 5 miles SSW of Ngidinga, Lower Congo.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 4190765
Occurrence ID: 845e2262-37ed-4f1b-9d1f-91a962a29f69
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Gentianales
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Family
Apocynaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
Africa
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Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Locality
about 5 miles SSW of Ngidinga, Lower Congo
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Elevation
Alt. 671 m. (2201 ft.)
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Location Notes
[Africa]
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Distribution
SK^ame Strophanthus Welwitschii ¡§| native NAME NKIIiA-MFWENGI (Kikongo K language) p| locality Belgian Congo: about 5 miles E* SSW of Kgidinga, Lower Congo. V L. J. BRASS AND E. F. WOODWARD No 20922_ S rrTF March 20, 1950 ca. 2200 ft 'f with yellowish-white and dark purple* f Corolla lobes half white & half rose- ji purple below, white above* Throat scales' fcof corolla dark purple. Follicles ^divaricate at more or less right angles;! ,l slender or stout; purplish-green, purplii ^brown, or green and somewhat glaucous; ||0Lmost smooth to sparsely or copiously J plotted with pale brown lenticells( see photos) :* apex notched or rounded; largest Jqf the immature follicles 19*5 cm long x em in greatest diameter. Herbarium: 3 flowering shoots from 3 J|| different plants; selection of follicles to show variations* THE UPJOHN-PENICK EXPEDITION FOR BOTANICAL IMPLORATION Strophanthus iAwStSchi! (folu,,) kjchun. det. H. J. Beentje Herbarium Vadense (WAG) HERBARIUM OF THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN Plants of Africa No. Brass and Woodward 20922 Strophanthus Welwitschli NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN Belgian Congo; Mr. 20, 1950, 04190765 04190765
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Strophanthus welwitschii (Baill.) K.Schum.