Strophanthus welwitschii (Baill.) K.Schum.

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det. H. J. Beentje	19.&I..
Herbarium Vadense (WAG)
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HERBARIUM OF THE
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of Africa
No. Brass and Woodward 20945
Strophanthus Welwitschii
Belgian Congo; Apr. 19, 1950.
the upjohn-penick expedition
BOTANICAL EXPLORATION
¿NAME
Strophanthus Welwitschii
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^ll-OCALITY Belgian Congo I
on road to EliasahethTlUL**
J. BRASS AND E. F. WOODWARD No; • jM843L—
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Common locally In open woodland and in
v’ old clearings on grayish sandy learn*
Shrub of weak habit, 2-3 m tallé Sap
: of stems not milky* Leaves duH dark-
ish green above, very pale below,
margins crinkled# Flowers (only 1 seexj
on hranchlets with leaves mailer than
those of the sterile branchlets. Outer
surface of corolla tube white beMK' ;i
rose above i inner surface yel!owisi*%
white, with very prominent deep purpSP
lines under the deep purple throat
scales« Corolla lobes much recurved*
rose on one side and whitish on the
other below, rose above« Immature
follicle# dark purple brown* plentiful
ly mottled iftth pale brown lenticella
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1 herbarim Jspecimem
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Seed sample from about li bushels of
immature fruits collected from many
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