Petalidium

  • Filed As

    Acanthaceae
    Petalidium sp. nov.

  • Collector(s)

    E. A. Tripp 6961, 17 Apr 2017

  • Location

    Angola. Namibe. 26.8 km S. of entrance to Iona NP, between Pediva and Epinheira.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04324586

    Occurrence ID: 3e525cce-8b3b-4667-a8e9-8c6c59988881

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Acanthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Petalidium, sp. nov.,

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Angola

  • State/Province

    Namibe

  • Locality

    26.8 km S. of entrance to Iona NP, between Pediva and Epinheira.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 374 m. (1227 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -16.5274, 12.4434

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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BOTANICAL
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Plants of Angola
Petalidium sp. nov.
Det. Erin Tripp & Kyle Dexter, 17 April 2017
Angola, Namibe 26.8km S. of entrance» Iona NP, between Pediva
and Epinheira. 16.52743 S, 12.44338 E. 374m elevation, margins of
sandy wash with Eieagans, Diospyros, Mopanesprawiing wide and
upright shrub to 0.8m x 1.5m, only seen in this wash, 2 corollas seen,
these magenta, smells like Petidium crispum group, corollas visited by
beetle, fruiting abundantly, super distinctive trichomes, very sticky,
covering paired bracts.
Erin Tripp #6961	17 April 2017
w/ Kyle Dexter
University of Colorado Herbarium (COLO)
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