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Rhus abyssinica

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Name

Identification
Isotype of Rhus abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich. [family ANACARDIACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Rhus glutinosa Hochst. ex A.Rich. [family ANACARDIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Rhus incana
  • Rhus villosa
  • Rhus abyssinica
  • Rhus natalensis
  • Rhus ernestii
  • Rhus glutinosa

Flora

Entry for RHUS abyssinica Hochst. [family ANACARDIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 1, page 435, (1868) Author: (by Prof. Oliver).
Names
RHUS abyssinica Hochst. [family ANACARDIACEAE], in Schimp. Pl. Abyss.
Information
Branches tomentose or shortly pilose. Leaves 3-foliolate; median leaflet oblanceolate or oval, obtuse or acute, pubescent, with the minute venation obscure above, cinnamon-tomentose or -pubescent-tomentose beneath; 2–4 in. long, 1 1/2–2 in. broad; petiole 1–2 in. Flowers very shortly pedicellate or subsessile in axillary and terminal hairy panicles shorter than the leaves. Petals ovate, obtuse. Fruit about 1/4 in. in diam.
Distribution
Nile Land Mountains of Abyssinia, Schimper!Nubia Nile Land (Schweinf. et Asch. Enum.).
Notes
I have not seen R. foliosum, Rich. Fl. Abyss. i. 143. It may be identical with the above.

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