Gaertnera obovata Baker

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Gaertnera obovata Baker

  • Collector(s)

    S. T. Malcomber 1065, 13 Nov 1991

  • Location

    Madagascar. Haute Matsiatra. Fianarantsoa. Between Fianarantsoa and Ifandiana. Route National 45, Parc National Ranomafana; trail S from Cabine de Reserche to Vato camp used by primatologists.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 5031852

    Occurrence ID: 56bd5f8d-ef0b-4b90-9b61-add78d5fa6d9

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Gaertnera obovata Baker

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Madagascar

  • State/Province

    Haute Matsiatra

  • Locality

    Fianarantsoa. Between Fianarantsoa and Ifandiana. Route National 45, Parc National Ranomafana; trail S from Cabine de Reserche to Vato camp used by primatologists

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1100 m. (3609 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -21.25, 47.45

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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(S.T. Malcomber 1065)
RUBIACEAE
Gaertnera obovata Baker subsp. obovata
Det. S.T. Malcomber (MO), 2000
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
MADAGASCAR
RUBIACEAE
Gaertnera
FIANARANTSOA
Between Fianarantsoa and Ifandiana.
Route Nationale A5, Parc National
Ranomafana; trail S from Cabine de
Reserche to Vato camp used by
primatologists; primary tropical forest
canopy, 20-30 m. With A. Leeuwenberg,
Cm Rakotomazana! H. Ranarljadna & G*
Rahaj asoa.
21 0 15 1 S ¿f7°27‘E	c.	1100 m
13 November, riverside vegetation near
Vatorano camp; 1080 m.
8-10 m tall slender tree; stem more or
less squar but rounded; leaves grey
brown, shiny, coriaceous, dark green
above, medium green below ... with
longitudinal furrows; inf1. terminal,
axes pale green turning pink; calyx
pale pink outside; corolla pale pink,
lobes spreading, darker pink with white
api ces; stamens exerted, dark yellow.
11-15 November 1991
S.T. Malcomber 1065
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
05031852