Corynanthe pachyceras K.Schum.

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plarfti of Ghana
No. 77
Corvnanthe pachvceras
RUBIACEAE
GHANA. Ashanti: Sekyere. Bobiri Forest
Reserve. 6°38’N, 1°17’W. Moist
semi-deciduous forest with many lianas.
Humus of topsoil up to 20cm deep. Avg.of
1500mm/y rain*
Understory tree* 2m girth and 22m till.
Twigs round, glabrous* with short
internodes. Twisted, deeply fluted bole.
Spongy, gray bark. Slash yellowish-orange or
brown; darkens. Leaves simple, narrowly
elliptic, apex acuminate; few, simple hairs.
Stipules early deciduous.
S. Kisseadoo	27	Oct	1988
Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation
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