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Strychnos polyphylla

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Name

Identification
Strychnos madagascariensis Poir [family LOGANIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Leeuwenberg,A.J.M., Strychnos polyphylla Gilg&Busse [family LOGANIACEAE ] Verified by Leeuwenberg,A.J.M.,
Related name
  • Strychnos polyphylla
  • Strychnos madagascariensis
  • Strychnos innocua

Flora

Entry for STRYCHNOS innocua Bruce & Lewis var. glabra [family LOGANIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, page 1, (1960) Author: E. A. Bruce and J. Lewis
Names
STRYCHNOS innocua Bruce & Lewis var. glabra [family LOGANIACEAE], in K.B. 1956: 273 (1956). Type: Tanganyika, Tanga District, Kwamkembe-Pongwe, Greenway 4851 (EA, holo.!)
STRYCHNOS burtonii [family LOGANIACEAE], [sensu Baker in K.B. 1895: 98 (1895), pro parte, quoad Kirk 96]
STRYCHNOS melonicarpa Gilg & Busse [family LOGANIACEAE], in E.J. 36: 101 (1905); T.T.C.L.: 278 (1949). Type: Tanganyika, Pangani District, near Mnyuzi, Busse 2266 (B, holo.†, EA, iso.!)
STRYCHNOS stenoneura Gilg & Busse [family LOGANIACEAE], in E.J. 36: 103 (1905); T.T.C.L.: 278 (1949). Type: Tanganyika, Lindi District, Mayanga, Busse 2537 (B, lecto. †, EA, HBG, isolecto.!)
?STRYCHNOS leiocarpa Gilg & Busse [family ], in E.J. 36: 103 (1905); T.T.C.L.: 278 (1949). Types: Tanganyika, Lindi District, Mtange, Busse 2458 (B, syn.†, EA, isosyn.!) & Kilwa District, near Kipunga, Busse 2938 (B, syn.†, EA, isosyn.!)
STRYCHNOS polyphylla Gilg & Busse [family LOGANIACEAE], in E.J. 36: 104 (1905); T.T.C.L. 278 (1949). Types: Tanganyika, Kilwa District, Matumbi Mts., Busse 3058 (B, syn.†, BM, EA, & HBG, isosyn.!) & near Kwakikumba, Busse 3063 (B, syn.†, EA, isosyn.!)
Information
Branchlets glabrous, even those of the first year. Leaves glabrous, even on the midrib towards the base beneath.
Range
DISTR. K7; T3, 6; Z
Altitude range
up to 1400 m.
Distribution
KENYA Kwale, Nov. 1928 (fl.), R. M. Graham 237!TANGANYIKA Tanga District 6.5 km. N. of Amboni, Dec. 1935 (sterile), B. D. Burtt 5366! & 8 km. SE. of Ngomeni, Aug. 1953 (fr.), Drummond & Hemsley 3611!ZANZIBAR Zanzibar Is., Masingini Ridge, Feb. 1929 (sterile), Greenway 1289!
Distribution (external)
; Southern Rhodesia
Portuguese East Africa
Notes
The queried synonyms are less certainly placed than the rest because the characters of the twigs of their type specimens show affinity with S. dysophylla subsp. engleri; this may be the result of hybridity. A few other specimens also show this, of which may be cited Gillman 1391 from Tanganyika, Lindi District, Njonga [Ngongo on EA sheet].

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