Strophanthus amboensis (Schinz) Engl. & Pax
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Filed As
Apocynaceae
Strophanthus amboensis (Schinz) Engl. & Pax -
Collector(s)
L. J. Brass 20932, 31 Jan 1950
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Location
Angola. 20 miles north of Lucala, on road to Maquela do Zomba.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 4191603
Occurrence ID: 76fc553b-0ea4-49b2-91b3-389a0a35c57a
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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
Angola
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Locality
20 miles north of Lucala, on road to Maquela do Zomba.
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Elevation
Alt. 869 m. (2851 ft.)
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Location Notes
[Africa]
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Distribution
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’"-: ¡fSlk :,rv: 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
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Strophanthus amboensis (Schinz) Engl. & Pax