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Dissotis fruticosa

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Name

Identification
Isotype of Dissotis fruticosa (Brenan) Brenan & Keay [family MELASTOMATACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Keay, R.W.J, 1957
Related name
  • Dissotis rotundifolia
  • Dissotis fruticosa

Flora

Entry for Dissotis fruticosa (Brenan) Brenan & Keay [family MELASTOMATACEAE]
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
Dissotis fruticosa (Brenan) Brenan & Keay [family MELASTOMATACEAE], in Kew Bull. 1952: 547 (1953).
Dissotis rotundifolia var. fruticosa Brenan [family MELASTOMATACEAE], in Kew Bull1950: 227.
Information
Erect shrub of spreading habit, to 5 ft. high.on rocky hills; young stems, petioles and nerves pink; petals pale pink, opening in the morning and soon falling.
Habitat
on rocky hills
Distribution
S. Nig. Ondo (Sept.) Keay FHI 22569! Idanre Hills (Oct.) Keay FHI 25503! 25512!

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