Crateva excelsa Bojer

CAPPARACEAE
Crateva excelsa Bojer
Prov. DE TULEAR: 10 km N.W. of Amboasary
Berenty Reserve/ Malaza Forest,
25°011S 46°19'E 30 m
Small tree to 15 m. Leaves just
appearing/ thin-textured/ bright green/
slightly glossy above/ petiolules and
petiole pink-tinged. Flowering prolific.
Sepals dull yellow-green. Petals white/
undulate. Receptacle bright green.
Filaments white becoming pink at anthesis/
anthers dull yellow-green/ becoming pink-
tinged. Gynophore pink/ ovary pink-green/
style and stigma dull red. Some flowers
apparently male only.
2 October 1987
P.B. Phillipson 2321
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
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MADAGASCAR
MADAGASCAR
CAPPARACEAE
Initial det
Crateva
excelsa Bojer
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