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Melhania acuminata var. acuminata [family STERCULIACEAE]

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Zambesiaca
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
FZ, Vol 1, Part 2, page 517, (1961) Author: H. Wild
Names
Melhania acuminata var. acuminata [family STERCULIACEAE], TAB. 99 fig. C.
Information
Leaves ovate-oblong or ovate. Inflorescence-branches and epicalyx lacking the scattered dark-brown stellate hairs of var. agnosta. Sepals and petals from 1–1·5 cm. long.
Habitat
Open woodland, often occurring in the same areas as M. forbesii but also occurring at higher altitudes in Brachystegia woodland.
Distribution
Mozambique MS Chimoio, Belas Mt., fl. 2.iv.1948, Garcia 847 (BM; LISC; SRGH).Mozambique M Magude, Mapulanguene, fl. 19.ix.1942, Mendonça 3184 (LISC).Zimbabwe S West Nicholson, fl. & fr. 23.iii.1953, Plowes 1578 (K; SRGH).Zimbabwe E Lower Sabi, Mtema, fl. 28.i.1948, Wild 2401 (K; SRGH).Zimbabwe C Salisbury, Prince Edward Dam, fl. 28.ii.1937, Eyles 8951 (K; SRGH).Zimbabwe W Bulawayo, fl., Rogers 13538 (K; PRE; SRGH).Zambia S Livingstone, fl. & fr. iv.1909, Rogers 7051 (K).Botswana SE Kwena, fl. 6.v.1955, Reyneke 329 (K; PRE).Mozambique T Changara, fl. 13.v.1949, Gerstner 7047 (K; PRE; SRGH).Zimbabwe N Mtoko, Mazoe R., fl. & fr. i.1953, Phelps 18 (K; SRGH).Zambia B Sesheke, fl. xii.1875, Holub 855 (K).Botswana N Francistown, fl. i.1926. Rand 29 (BM).
Distribution (external)
Angola
Transvaal
Melhania acuminata var. acuminata [family STERCULIACEAE]
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