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Sclerochiton preussii

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Name

Identification
Sclerochiton preussii (Lindau) C.B.Clarke [family ACANTHACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Medler, J., 1974
Related name
  • Acanthus kirkii
  • Sclerochiton preussii
  • Pseudoblepharis preussii

Flora

Entry for SCLEROCHITON Preussii C. B. Clarke [family ACANTHACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, page 1, (1900) Author: (By I. H. Burkill and C. B. Clarke.)
Names
SCLEROCHITON Preussii C. B. Clarke [family ACANTHACEAE]
Pseudoblepharis Preussii Lindau [family ACANTHACEAE], in Engl. Jahrb. xx. 34, and in Engl. & Prantl, Pflanzenfam. iv. 3 B. 319, fig. 112, A, B.
Information
Leaves up to 9 by 3 1/2 in., base tapering into the petiole 1/2– 3/4 in. long. Bract nearly 1 by 1/2 in., quadrate, shining; bracteoles 1 by 1/3– 1/2 in., quadrate-oblong. Calyx 1 1/2 in. long (rather more in fruit), of 5 equally-long separate pieces; posticous segment nearly 1/2 in. broad, entire, shining, many-nerved; others much narrower. Capsule 3/4 by 1/3 in.
Distribution
Cameroons Upper Guinea North-west Buea, Preuss, 1073!
Notes
This is very near S. Kirkii .

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