Strombosia glaucescens Engl.

  • Filed As

    Olacaceae
    Strombosia glaucescens Engl.

  • Collector(s)

    S. Kisseadoo 9, 21 Sep 1988

  • Location

    Ghana. Ashanti. Sekyere. Bobiri Forest Reserve.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4752724

    Occurrence ID: 708c2b81-8b31-462a-bc50-ec37c37a51cc

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Ghana

  • State/Province

    Ashanti

  • Locality

    Sekyere. Bobiri Forest Reserve.

  • Coordinates

    6.63, -1.28

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of Ghana
No. 9
Strombosi a glaucescens
OLACACEAE
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04752724
BOTANICAL
Garde**
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.
Medium-sized tree, 25m tall. Often fluted at
base, sometimes with small buttresses.
Round, straight bole. Twigs ridged. Very
hard, brittle, smooth bark. Slash
cream-colored to yellow. Leaves simple,
elliptic* acuminate, pustulate and glabrous.
Flowers whitish, small, funnel.
S. Kisseadoo
21 Sep 1988
Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation
04752724