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Porana densiflora

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Isoneotype of Porana densiflora Hallier,f. [family CONVOLVULACEAE]
Neotype of Porana densiflora Hallier f. [family CONVOLVULACEAE]
Holotype of Metaporana densiflora (Hallier f.) N.E.Br. [family CONVOLVULACEAE]
Metaporana densiflora (Hallier f.) N.E.Br. [family CONVOLVULACEAE]
Isoneotype of Bonamia poranoides Hallier f. [family CONVOLVULACEAE]
Syntype of Bonamia poranoides Hall. f. [family CONVOLVULACEAE]
Syntype of Bonamia poranoides Hall. f. [family CONVOLVULACEAE]
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Identification
Porana densiflora Hallier,f. [family CONVOLVULACEAE ] Metaporana densiflora (Hallier,f.) N.E.Br. [family CONVOLVULACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Verdcourt,B.,
Related name
  • Bonamia poranoides
  • Porana densiflora
  • Metaporana densiflora

Flora

Entry for PORANA densiflora Hallier f. [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
PORANA densiflora Hallier f. [family CONVOLVULACEAE], in Engl. Jahrb. xviii. 93.
Information
Stems woody, climbing, glabrous. Leaves petioled, ovate, apex obtuse to acuminate, cuspidate, base entire to slightly cordate, glabrous, thin and membranous when dry, 2–3 in. long, 1 1/4–1 1/2 in. broad. Flowers very small, congested in clusters at the end of the main axis and branches of stalked axillary panicles, and forming a terminal panicle at the end of the branch. Younger portion of inflorescence and pedicels covered with pale brownish adpressed somewhat silky hairs, which occur also on the backs of the sepals and densely cover the unopened corolla. Sepals equal, barely 1 lin. long, coriaceous, orbicular. Corolla very small (1/5– 1/4 in. long), broad funnel-shaped; lobes lanceolate-oblong, emarginate, with broad membranous margins, strongly limited from the hairy midpetaline area. Styles 2; stigmas capitate; ovary globose, 4-ovuled. Fruit not seen.
Distribution
British East Africa Nile Land Rabai Hills, near Mombasa, Taylor! between Mombasa and Witu, Whyte!German East Africa Mozamb. Dist. Usambara; Duga, Holst, 3205! Buiti, Holst, 2379! Kiriamo, ex Dammer; and without precise locality, Fischer, 284.

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