Strophanthus amboensis (Schinz) Engl. & Pax

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Strophanthus amboensis (Schinz) Engl. & Pax

  • Collector(s)

    L. J. Brass 20932, 31 Jan 1950

  • Location

    Angola. 20 miles north of Lucala, on road to Maquela do Zomba.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4191603

    Occurrence ID: 76fc553b-0ea4-49b2-91b3-389a0a35c57a

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Angola

  • Locality

    20 miles north of Lucala, on road to Maquela do Zomba.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 869 m. (2851 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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vjffumerous plants in thin rain forest
second growths in an old sisal planta-
tion, on red soil. Robust rambling
;~^%hrub about 5-7 m high* Plants past
lowering. Mosj: of them bearing a few
.¿fruits. Fruits nearing maturity.
follicles usually divaricate at right
?jangles, somewhat glaucous when young,
xyellowing as they ripen, up to 26 cm
? long x 3*S cm in greatest diameter.
glgfe 4 herbarium specimens
Seed sample from 73 follicles
'jjzjL Some plants without fruits; the most
‘I;productive of about 12 plants bote about
,'£-^0 fruitsi’"-:
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THE UPJOHN-PENICK EXPEDITION
FOR
botanical exploration
:na£e Strophanthus intermediusf
TSIAT^VE NAME
Polity Angola; 20 miles north of
gfiiucala, on road to Maquela do Zomba.
*L. J. BRASS AND E. F. WOODWARD No.
20932
^hatp March 31s 1950	2850 ft.
HERBARIUM OF T#E
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of Africa.
No.Brass and Woodward 20932
Strophanthus intermedius
Angola; l&r. 21, 1 950.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04191603
Strophanthus	[SchihZ)6lfl?&fooi
det. H. J. Beentje
Herbarium Vadense (WAG)
04191603