Foetidia obliqua Blume

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Foetidia obliqua Blume

  • Collector(s)

    G. E. Schatz 1339 with A. Rakotozafy, G. Suzon, M. Nicoll, 13 Apr 1987

  • Location

    Madagascar. Toamasina. Tamatave. Eastern Doman Masoala Peninsula. Just south of village of Ambanizana along coast.

  • Description

    Much branched strand shrub to 3 m tall. Leaves medium green above, lighter green below with darker distinct venation below, the midrib tinged pink at base. Flowers nocturnal, opening at 7:00 p.m. Sepals green; filaments white; anthers yellow; stigma white. Fruit capsular rusty brown at maturity.

  • Specimen Notes

    Missouri Botanical Garden Herbarium (MO)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00683002

    Occurrence ID: 4050b26a-b5aa-4dbf-8266-b317d483b3e0

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Lecythidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Foetidia obliqua Blume det S. A. Mori, 1988

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Madagascar

  • Locality

    Toamasina. Tamatave. Eastern Doman Masoala Peninsula. Just south of village of Ambanizana along coast.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 50 m. (164 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -15.6, 49.95

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MADAGASCAR
LECYTHIDACEAE
Foetidia . , .
obliqua Blume
Det. S. Mori, 1988
Prov. TAMATAVE: Eastern Domain
Masoala Peninsula
Just south of village of Ambanizana
along coast.
15°36'S 49°571E 0-50 ra
Much branched strand shrub to 3 m tall
Leaves medium green above* lighter
green below with darker distinct
venation below* the midrib tinged pink
at base. Flowers nocturnal* opening at
7:00 p.m. Sepals green; filaments white;
anthers yellow; stigma white. Fruit
capsular rusty brown at maturity.
G. E. Schatz* A. Rakotozafyl3 April 1987
G, Suzon & M. Nicoll 1339
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
00683002