Piptadenia africana Hook.f.

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Piptadenia africana Hook.f.

  • Collector(s)

    S. Kisseadoo 2, 20 Sep 1988

  • Location

    Ghana. Ashanti. Sekyere. Bobiri Forest Reserve.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4793596

    Occurrence ID: d02c0c5e-f469-415c-9a03-9d1b2411b31c

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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. 2	MIMOSACEAE
Piptadeniastrum afri canurn
GHANA. Ashanti: Sekyere. Bobiri Forest
Reserve. 6°38,N, FlJ'i, Moist
semi-deciduous forest with many lianas.
Humus of topsoil up to 20cm deep. Avg.of
1500mm/y rain.
Emergent tree, 46m tall. Spreading branches
and fine fern-like foliage. Crown like
umbrella. Long plank buttresses. Round bole.
Gray-brown, smooth bark. Slash pale yellow.
Prominent eyemarks. Bipinnate leaves. Pinnae
10-19 pairs; leaflets opposite, oblong, base
truncate, hairy.
S. Kisseadoo	20	Sep	1988
Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation
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