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Kanahia laniflora

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Identification
Kanahia laniflora (Forssk.) R.Br. [family ASCLEPIADACEAE ]
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Flora

Entry for Kanahia laniflora (Forsk.) R. Br. [family ASCLEPIADACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Kanahia laniflora (Forsk.) R. Br. [family ASCLEPIADACEAE], in Mem. Wern. Soc. 1: 40 (1810); F.T.A. 4, 1: 296; Bullock in Kew Bull. 7: 421 (1962).
Kanahia consimilis N. E. Br. [family ASCLEPIADACEAE], (1902)-F.T.A. 4, 1: 298; F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 65.
Asclepias fluviatilis A. Chev. [family ASCLEPIADACEAE], Bot. 434, name only.
Information
A woody herb, stiffly erect, to 6 ft. high with creamy white sweet-scented flowers;along seasonal rivers.
Habitat
along seasonal rivers.
Range
Widely distributed throughout tropical Africa, extending southwards to Mozambique, the Transvaal and S.W. Africa, and northwards into Egypt and Arabia.
Distribution
Iv. C.: Alépé to Malamalasso Chev. 17514. Marabadiassa Chev. 22021.Dah.: Savé to Agouagon Chev. 23594.N. Nig.: Lokoja (Mar.)S. Nig.: Idagun Rowland! Ijebu (Apr.) Tamajong FHI 23255! Etemi (Mar.) Jones 8 Onochie FHI 16692! Abeokuta (fr. Dec.) Meikle 923! Oban Talbot 1551![Br.] Cam.: Preuss 1364! Johann-Albrechtshöhe (=Kumba) Staudt 603! Bamenda (Apr.) Maitland 1508! Kimbi Bridge, Wum Div. (Feb.) Hepper 1933! near Vogel Peak, Adamawa (Nov.) Hepper 1403!

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