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Crateranthus talbotii

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Name

Identification
Crateranthus talbotii Baker,f. [family MYRTACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Crateranthus talbotii
  • Crataeva adansonii
  • Naapoleona unrecorded

Flora

Entry for Crateranthus talbotii Bak. f. [family LECYTHIDACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 1, Part 1,
Names
Crateranthus talbotii Bak. f. [family LECYTHIDACEAE], in Cat. Talb. 36, t. 5 (1913); Knuth in Engl. Pflanzenr. Barringtoniac. 65 (1939).
Information
A tall tree; in swamp forest;flowers showy; calyx leathery, with membranous margins; corolla crimson with paler margin.
Habitat
; in swamp forest; ~ .
Distribution
S. Nig. Oban Talbot 5! 5a! 1643! Calabar-Mamfe Road, Oban (fr. Apr.) Ejiofor FHI 21878!
Notes
Baker distinguishes two varieties: var. parvifolius, with smaller, more obtuse leaves and rose-pink flowers; and var. multibracteatus, with more series of bracts.

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