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Mikania carteri

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Name

Identification
Mikania carteri Baker [family COMPOSITAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Holmes, W.C., Mikania scandens (L.) Willd. [family COMPOSITAE ] Verified by Hutch.; Dalziel,
Related name
  • Mikania scandens
  • Mikania carteri

Flora

Entry for Mikania carteri Bak. [family COMPOSITAE]
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
Mikania carteri Bak. [family COMPOSITAE], in Kew Bull. 1895: 106; Robinson l.c. 67.
Mikania scandens var. laciniata Hutch. & Dalz. [family COMPOSITAE], F.W.T.A., ed1, 2: 172
Mikania tropaeolifolia O. Hoffm. [family COMPOSITAE], (1898).
Information
A scrambling herb with rather small divided leaves; involucres green; florets white with purple styles.
Distribution
S. Nig.: Lagos Rowland! Idanre Hills, Ondo (Oct.) Keay 8 Onochie FHI 20241! Okelife Hill, Ondo (Nov.) Onochie FHI 34344! Ado Rock, Oyo (Sept., Oct.) Savory 8 Keay FHI 25450! Keay FHI 37182! Onitsha (Oct.) Onochie FHI 34126! Okafor FHI 35871!
Distribution (external)
Cameroun
Notes
This species closely resembles M. corydalifolia Griseb. (1863) from Cuba.

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