Sterculia tragacantha Lindl.

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Sterculia tragacantha Lindl.

  • Collector(s)

    S. Kisseadoo 72, 24 Oct 1988

  • Location

    Ghana. Ashanti. Sekyere. Bobiri Forest Reserve.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4960568

    Occurrence ID: 6c30abca-ab04-4aa7-a531-061ac7a001ac

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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 NEH YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
?Wants of Ghana
Mo. 72	SÌEICULIACEAE
Sterculia traqacantha
GHANA. Ashanti: Sekyere. Bobiri Forest
Reserve. 6*38% l017’W. Moist
semi-deciduous forest with many lianas.
Humus of topsoil up to 20cm deep. Avg.of
1500mm/y rain.
Small tree, whorled branches; large,
clustered leaves; 25m tall. Bole crooked,
round. Small buttresses. Soft wood. Bark
fibrous, thick, gray or brown. Slash
reddish-purple or brownish-pink, turns
brown. Leaves simple, elliptic, apex
acuminate; erect hairs, some in domatia.
S. Kisseadoo	24	Oct	1088
Funded by the Rockefeller foundation
04960568