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Tacazzea viridis

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Name

Identification
Mondia whitei (Hook.f.) Skeels [family ASCLEPIADACEAE ] (stored under name); Chlorocodon whiteii Hook.f. [family ASCLEPIADACEAE ] Verified by Milne-Redhead, Tacazzea viridis A.Chev. [family ASCLEPIADACEAE ] Verified by Hutchinson; Dalziel,
Related name
  • Tacazzea viridis
  • Mondia whitei
  • Chlorocodon whiteii

Flora

Entry for Mondia whitei (Hook. f.) Skeels [family ASCLEPIADACEAE]
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
Mondia whitei (Hook. f.) Skeels [family ASCLEPIADACEAE], l.c. (1911); Bullock in Kew Bull. 15: 203 (1961).
Chlorocodon whitei Hook. f. [family ASCLEPIADACEAE], in Bot. Mag. 97: t. 5898 (1871); F.T.A. 4, 1: 255.
Tacazzea viridis A. Chev. ex Hutch.& Dalz. [family ASCLEPIADACEAE], in Kew Bull. 1937: 339; F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 52.
Information
A woody climber ofdrier forest country, with pale greenish-white or cream flowers.
Habitat
drier forest country
Distribution
Port. G.: Bissau Esp. Santo 1760! Fulacunda (Aug.) Esp. Santo 2161! Bolola to Buba (Aug.)Guin.: Bafing R., Man to Touba road (July) Collenette 55! Kindia (May, June) Jac.-Fél. 1632! 1750!S. L.: Musaia (July, Aug.) Deighlon 4405! 4805! Jordan 494! Kabala (July) Glanville 267!Lib.: Tappita (fr. Aug.) Baldwin 9051!Iv. C.: Mankono, Dialakoro to Kénégoué (Julv) Chev. 21975!N. Nig.: Ankpa to Acharane, Kabba Prov. (June) Daramola FHI 38043!S. Nig.: Lagos Batten-Poole! Ibadan North F.R. (Aug.) Keay FHI 25361! Oke Eleyele, Ibadan (July) Sutton! Jones 8 Keay FHI 16223![Br.] Cam.: Aba-ajia, Wum Dist.
Notes
Replaced in eastern coastal districts by the very closely allied M. ecornuta (N. E. Br.) Bullock.

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