Entry for Pterotaberna inconspicua (Stapf) Stapf [family APOCYNACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Pterotaberna inconspicua(Stapf) Stapf [family APOCYNACEAE], in F.T.A. 4, 1: 126 (1902); Pichon in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 100: 172 (1953).
Tabernaemontana inconspicuaStapf [family APOCYNACEAE], in Kew Bull. 1894: 120.
Information
A glabrous shrub, 3-10 ft. high, with small yellowish-green flowers in lax cymes.
Distribution
S. L.: Bumbuna (fr. Oct.) Thomas 3868!
Distribution (external)
Cameroun
Gabon
rio Muni
Congo
Notes
[Note: our W. African specimen may be distinct, however the material (a single sheet with fruit only) is insufficient to be sure-Huber, fide Pichon l.c.]