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Floscopa mannii

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Name

Identification
Isotype of Floscopa mannii C.B.Clarke [family COMMELINACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
  • Floscopa mannii

Flora

Entry for Floscopa mannii C. B. Cl. [family COMMELINACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 3, Part 1,
Names
Floscopa mannii C. B. Cl. [family COMMELINACEAE], in DC., Monogr. Phan. 3: 268 (1881); F.T.A. 8: 86; J. K. Morton l.c. (1967).
Information
A low herb about 4-6 in. high; leaves with elliptic lamina 3-6·5 cm. long and 1·5-3 cm. wide. A very distinctive but little-known species, readily known by the combination of falsely petiolate leaves and densely pubecent leaf-sheaths;probably in wet places in rain-forest.
Habitat
probably in wet places in rain-forest.
Distribution
S. Nig.: Oban Talbot 756!
Distribution (external)
Rio Muni

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