Strophanthus welwitschii (Baill.) K.Schum.
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Filed As
Apocynaceae
Strophanthus welwitschii (Baill.) K.Schum. -
Collector(s)
L. J. Brass 20946, 22 Apr 1950
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Location
Democratic Republic of the Congo. near Munama railway station, 14 km south of Elizabethville.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 4190776
Occurrence ID: a9bd3adf-32d3-40ba-b9f2-682115d9ce66
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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
near Munama railway station, 14 km south of Elizabethville
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Elevation
Alt. 1280 m. (4199 ft.)
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Location Notes
[Africa]
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Distribution
BOTANICAL GARDEN THE UPJOHN-PENICK EXPEDITION BOTANICAL EXPLORATION IkI ^§»iAME Strophanthus Welwitschii forma gaSH Native name pP^5[| locality Belgian Congo: near Munama railway station, 14 1cm south of iElizabethville. ?oq aa gg L. J. BRASS AND E. F. WOODWARD No--- jfpf n.rr April 22. 1950 ALT, oa, 4200 ft. Hwi HraE ^^gommon on cleared edges of railroad & motor road in grassy woodland disturb- iS^g^d by former cultivation, on deep red Staleniferous small shrub forming L^^^Jumps, and, where the soil is loose, 5»§^lveloping many underground stems.^oung *"vv^bfanches sub4fe*e£b to height of ca. 1 m. ^IRSider branches reclining & up to ca. m long. Leaves much paler below ^..n, above; margins somewhat crinkled.- lower buds (1 seen) dark purple-red* ¿immature follicles divaricate, somewhat jrSSRnflexed or reflexed, subcylindric. 2 herbarium specimens Strophanthus Utclwihd*!,' k MlUh det. H. J. Beentje Herbarium Vadense (WAG) HERBARIUM OF THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN Plants of Africa Brass and Woodward 20946 Strophanthus Welwitschii Belgian Congo; Apr. 22, 1950. 04190776 04190776
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Strophanthus welwitschii (Baill.) K.Schum.