ASTERANTHE asterias subsp. asterias [family ANNONACEAE]

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, (1971) Author: B. Verdcourt
Names
ASTERANTHE asterias subsp. asterias [family ANNONACEAE]
Uvaria asterias S. Moore [family ANNONACEAE], in J.B. 15: 289 (1877); Engl., P.O.A. C: 178 (1895)
Asteranthopsis asterias (S. Moore) Pilg. [family ANNONACEAE], in E. & P. Pf., Nachtr. 3: 116 (1906)
Information
Leaves often larger, mostly more obovate, usually more distinctly acuminate, up to 16.5 cm. long, 6 cm. wide, mostly glabrescent beneath. Petals linear-oblong to linear-lanceolate, joined at the base for 0.5–1 cm., more gradually narrowed at the apex, up to 6 cm. long when mature.
Range
DISTR. K7; T3, 6; Z not known elsewhere
Altitude range
0–60(–500) m.
Distribution
KENYA Kwale District about 27 km. S. of Mombasa, Ukunda, 19 Jan. 1964, Verdcourt 3953 ! & 29 km. S. of Mombasa, Jadini Beach, 27 Apr. 1962, Lucas, Jeffrey & Kirrika 248!;KENYA Kilifi District Mida, C. W. Elliot in F.D. 1545!;KENYA Lamu District Witu, Mambasasa Forest, 7 Nov. 1957, Greenway 9472!TANGANYIKA Tanga District Pongwe to Maweni, 19 Oct. 1965, Faulkner 3683! & Pongwe-Kange forest area, 30 Dec. 1955, Faulkner 1772!;TANGANYIKA Pangani District Msumbugwe Forest Reserve, 11 Mar. 1963, Mgaza 550!ZANZIBAR Zanzibar I. , Kizimkazi, 11 Jan. 1931, Vaughan 1826 !
Notes
A very peculiar abnormal specimen was collected in Kenya by W. E. Taylor in 1887 (Giryama and Shimba [Tsimba] Mts.) which has at least several of the flowers with 6 sepals and 8 petals.
ASTERANTHE asterias subsp. asterias [family ANNONACEAE]
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