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Stanfieldiella imperforata

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Name

Identification
Stanfieldiella imperforata C.B.Clarke [family COMMELINACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet., Stanfieldiella imperforata (C.B.Clarke) Brenan [family COMMELINACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
  • Aneilema unrecorded
  • Buforrestia imperforata
  • Buforrestia minor
  • Stanfieldiella imperforata
Common name
  • nyame nwu namen wu this and variants apply generally to commelinaceous herbs (FRI) (GHANA, AKAN-ASANTEO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for Stanfieldiella imperforata (C. B. Cl.) Brenan [family COMMELINACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 3, Part 1,
Names
Stanfieldiella imperforata (C. B. Cl.) Brenan [family COMMELINACEAE], in Kew Bull. 14: 284 (1960); J. K. Morton in J. Linn. Soc. 60: 207 (1967).
Buforrestia imperforata C. B. Cl. [family COMMELINACEAE], in DC., MonogrPhan3: 234, t7 (1881); F.T.A8: 76; F.W.T.A., ed1, 2: 309.
Information
A herb with stems 5 in. to 2 ft. high, decumbent and stoloniferous below and rooting from lower nodes; leaves often more or less purplish beneath; flowers with small, white petals, open from about 11 .30 a.m. until noon; in lowland rain-forest.
Habitat
; in lowland rain-forest.
Range
Extends to Uganda, Tanzania and Angola.
Distribution
S. L.: Kukuna (Jan.) Sc. Elliot 4678! Yonibana (Oct.) Thomas 4116! Kasewe F.R. (Nov.) Morton SL 1484! Tingi Hills above Konelo (fr. Dec.) Morton 8 Gledhill SL 3203!Lib.: Du River (July) Linder 174! Tenneh (Apr.) Dinklage 2562! Jaurazon (Mar.) Baldwin 11456! Bahtown, Tchien Dist (Aug.) Baldwin 8031! Gbanga (Sept.) Linder 732! Nimba Mt. (July) Leeuwenberg 8 Voorhoeve 4738!Iv. C.: Angedédou Forest (Nov.) Leeuwenberg 1870! Morénou (Dec.) Chev. 22466! Audouin Forest (Aug.) de Wit 5766! Oroumba Boca (Aug.) de Wit 8274 (partly)!Ghana: Prestea (July) Vigne FH 1317! Benso (Nov.) Andoh FH 5402! Chairaiso, Kumasi Dist. (Nov.) Morton A2814! Ejuanema Mt., Mpraeso (Aug.) Hall CC 113! Tafo (Sept.) Deighton 3420!S. Nig.: Idanre F.R., Ondo Dist. (July) Onochie FHI 33389! Akure F.R. (Nov.) Keay FHI 25534! Owam F.R., Benin (Nov.) Meikle 512! Okomu F.R., Benin (Jan.) Brenan 8 Richards 8832! Sapoba F.R., Benin (Nov.) Keay FHI 28068!W. Cam.: Preuss 1297 (partly)! Likomba, Victoria (Oct.) Mildbr.
Notes
[Typical var. imperforata is prevalent in our area. var. glabrisepala (De Wild.) Brenan l.c. 285 (1960) with glabrous sepals and pedicels is not certainly recorded, but Morton A4129 from near Gbadzeme, Amedzofe, Ghana, and Morton GC 9382 from Ghana, Vane may be it. More material is needed.]

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