Entry for SURIANA maritima Linn. [family SURIANACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 1, page 308, (1868) Author: (by Prof. Oliver).
Names
SURIANA maritimaLinn. [family SURIANACEAE], DC. Prod. ii. 91.
Information
A much-branched shrub, with terete velvety or shortly pubescent branches. Leaves about 1 in. (3/4–1 1/4 in.), usually rather closely tufted towards the ends of short, ascending, lateral shoots, more or less pubescent. Fruit-carpels shorter than the persistent sepals.
Distribution
Mozambique Mozamb. Dist. Dr. Peters!Mozamb. Dist. Europa Island, Speke!
