Rauvolfia vomitoria Afzel.
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Filed As
Apocynaceae
Rauvolfia vomitoria Afzel. -
Identifiers
NY Barcode: 4202782
Occurrence ID: b17a6473-5350-49f2-939c-cd03560cdc9e
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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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Location Notes
[Africa]
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Distribution
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN Plants of Ghana No. 33 APOCYNACEAE Rauvolfia vomitoria 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. Sun-loving tree of disturbed forest, 16m tall. Trunk deeply fluted near base, with rough bumps. Rough, gray-brown, brittle bark. Brownish-orange slash. Simple, narrowly elliptic, glabrous leaves with entire margin. Leaves thin and papery. No exudate. S. Kisseadoo 16 Nov 1988 Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation 04202782
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Rauvolfia vomitoria Afzel.