Rauvolfia samarensis Merr.
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Filed As
Apocynaceae
Rauvolfia samarensis Merr. -
Collector(s)
A. D. E. Elmer 11235, Jun 1909
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Location
Philippines. Davao del Sur. Santa Cruz Mun. Todaya. Mt. Apo.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 4202956
Occurrence ID: 533ab312-ea72-4984-a0ac-5410c1e49383
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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
Asia
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Country
Philippines
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State/Province
Davao del Sur
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County/Municipio
Santa Cruz Mun.
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City/Township
Todaya
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Locality
Mt. Apo
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Location Notes
[Pacifica]
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Distribution
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PLANTS DISTRIBUTED BY A. D. E. ELMER 11236* Rawolfia samarensis Merr* Small tree in fertile humus cohered soil of dense woods at 1600 feet, usually near itreams; wood soft, sappy white, odorless, with a strong bitter taste; bark yellowish, smooth or thinly checked longitudinally; limbs above the middle, the branch- lets slender, and subereot; stem 16 feet high, 3 l/Z inohes thick; leaves asoendingly spreading, flat or only the tips recurved, the lower ones horiaontel or descending, darker green on the upper surface; the petioles green, flat on the upper side, bleeding with latex; infrutescence terminal, upon pendulous green 6 inohes long stalks; fruits hanging, globose, less than 1/2 inch in diameter, pale<«^£8&*~:ft£1iîL Z stony seeds; "Bitok-bitok;" Todays, July,-*319 NÖTE 04202956
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Rauvolfia samarensis Merr.