Baphia acuminata De Wild.

• Region

  Africa

• Country

  Gabon

• State/Province

  Ogooué-Lolo

• Locality

  c.30 km ENE of Lastoursville, Bambidie forestry camp. Recently created nursery area with some left over forest trees.

• Elevation

  Alt. 280 m. (919 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -0.7389, 12.9728

• Location Notes

  [Africa]

• Distribution

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New York Botanical Garden
removed
Institution f^L/y/S///
Da,e
EX NATIONAAL HERBARIUM NEDERLAND
WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY BRANCH (WAG)
With: P.H. Hoekstra; R. Niangadouma & J.-N. Boussiengui
Baphia acuminata De Wild.
Det: F.J. Breteler 15 August 2012
GABON, OGOOUE-LOLO, c.30 km ENE of Lastoursville,
Bambidie forestry camp. Recently created nursery area with
some left over forest trees.
0°44.33' S, 12°58.37 E Alt: 280m
Tree, c. 21 m high, dbh c. 55 cm, base with narrow buttresses
up to c. 1.5 m height. Bark pale grey, somewhat fissured.
Leaves thin leathery, upper side somewhat glossy, medium
green, lower side dull, palish green with a greenish yellow
midrib.
Flowers fragrant. Calyx creamy white, opening into a single
emarginated element. Petals white, adaxial petal with an egg-
yolk yellow central spot. Filaments white, anthers yellow.
Ovary dark greenish brown. Style pale green, white to apex.
Old pods on floor under tree.
Associated materials: leaf for DNA; Spirit collection [flowers,
bud & leaves].
Collected by: J.J. Wieringa
no. 6029
d.d.: 21 January 2008
Leguminosae-Pap.
04801493