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Malpighiaceae

W/C = Wild Collected
Acridocarpus zanzibaricus (Bojer ex Loudon) A. Jussieu

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  • Family: Malpighiaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Tanzania, Dar es Salaam region
  • Habitat: open and thicket edges on sand

  • Description: Plants ca. 2m tall, shrub-like at base; shoots eventually elongating and twining around other vegetation and around themselves; sepals green, ventral sepals each with 2 glands; petals yellow, dorsal petals 2; stamens yellow; pistil green; fruit, turning brown when dry.
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200800044
  • Source: Charles Davis, Wenheng Zhang - Harvard University
  • Provenance: Plants of Tanzania: Dar es Sallaam Region, Dar es Salaam: Kawe, N side of the city of Dar es Sallaam on Old Bagamoyo Road. 6d 44'8"S,39d 14'24"E, 15m. Island-like thickets, scattered shrubs and small trees on sand. In open and edge of thickets. Plants ca. 2m tall, shrub-like at base; shoots eventually elongating and twining around other vegetation and around themselves; sepals green, ventral sepals each with 2 glands; petals yellow, dorsal petals 2; stamens yellow; pistil green; fruit, turning brown when dry. W.H. Zhang, F.M. Mbago & D.E. Boufford, Harvard University Herbaria #154 10 February 2008
  • Accession Date: 04-28-2008
  • Bench: 1106 - AFR:East African Coastal C
  • Qty: 2 confirmed on 09-15-2009
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid I
  • Order: Malpighiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Malpighiaceae
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