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Nephrophyllum abyssinicum

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Name

Identification
Isotype of Nephrophyllum abyssinicum A. Rich. [family CONVOLVULACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Nephrophyllum abyssinicum
  • Hygrocharis abyssinica
  • Dichondrearum unrecorded

Flora

Entry for NEPHROPHYLLUM abyssinicum A. Rich. [family CONVOLVULACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol IV, Part 2, page 62, (1905) Author: (By J. G. Baker and A. B. Rendle.)
Names
NEPHROPHYLLUM abyssinicum A. Rich. [family CONVOLVULACEAE], Tent. Fl. Abyss. ii. 77, t. 76. —Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 345.
Hygrocharis abyssinica Hochst. ex A. Rich. [family CONVOLVULACEAE], l.c.; Hallier f. in Engl. Jahrb. xviii. 81.
Information
A creeping tufted perennial herb, with very slender stems rooting from the nodes. Leaves reniform, glabrous, 2 1/2–5 lin. in diam. Petiole as long as or longer than the blade; bracteoles membranous, elliptic-ovate, obtuse, 3/4 lin. long. Peduncle reaching an inch long in fruit. Corolla 2 1/2 lin. long. Fruit about 1 1/2 lin. in diam., ellipsoid.
Distribution
Abyssinia Nile Land mountain meadow near Enjedcap, Schimper, 572! near Jelajeranne, Schimper, 1701! Debra Tabor, 8500 ft., Schimper, 1142! near Adowa, Dillon.

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