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Calophanes thunbergiiflora

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Identification
Calophanes thunbergiiflora S.Moore [family ACANTHACEAE ] Dyschoriste thunbergiiflora (S.Moore) Lindau [family ACANTHACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Dyschoriste thunbergiiflora
  • Calophanes thunbergiiflora

Flora

Entry for DYSCHORISTE thunbergiiflora Lindau [family ACANTHACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, page 1, (1900) Author: (By I. H. Burkill and C. B. Clarke.)
Names
DYSCHORISTE thunbergiiflora Lindau [family ACANTHACEAE], in Engl. & Prantl, Pflanzenfam. iv. 3B. 302. —Lindau in Engl. Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. 367.
Calophanes thunbergiiflora S. Moore [family ACANTHACEAE], in Journ. Bot. 1880, 8.
Information
A minutely sparsely pubescent branched shrub. Leaves 1 by 1/3 in., obovate, obtuse, attenuate at the base; petiole 0– 1/8 in. long. Flowers in axillary, 1–4-flowered, rather lax monopodial cymes; bracteoles small, linear, or 0. Calyx 2/3 in long, divided half-way down into linear teeth; tube nearly glabrous without, thinly white-hairy within; cystoliths many, prominent. Corolla 1–2 1/3 in. long, fine purple; linear-cylindric portion of the tube 3/4 in. long. Stamens and pistil of the genus; anther-tails large. Capsule not seen.
Distribution
British East Africa Nile Land Ukamba; Kitui, Hildebrandt, 2719!

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