Cinchona

3°l
National Botanic Garden of Belgium (BR1
Rubiaceae	«***«*&*
Cinchona	(ftKWptl Bot. Ns Re’cl'
De Block, Rapanarivo & Randriamboavonjy
932
MADAGASCAR. Province Antsiranana.
Montagne d'Ambre, piste vers la Cascade touristique
12° 37’S 49° 9'E	21-5-1999
Description: small tree, 5 m tall, dbh 8 cm, fut 3 m; bark
greyish brown; leaves medium green ans slightly shiny
above with whitish midrib and secondary nerves (midrib
tinged reddish in basal half); slightly paler green below
with whitish green venation; young twigs reddish brown;
infrutescences axes reddish brown; calyx reddish brown;
stipules large and sheeth-like, pale green tinged brown, very
caducous
Habitat: humid forest
Ecological Notes: introduced species
Misc. Notes: preserved in alcohol;
Duplicates: BR, MO, NY, P, TAN, WAG
Special Collections: spirit; silicagel; photos deblock 405
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