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Abrus canescens Welw. ex Bak. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]

Date Updated: 5 February 2007

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 1, Part 2,
Names
Abrus canescens Welw. ex Bak. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], in F.T.A. 2: 175 (1871); Chev. Bot. 193; Bak. f. l.c. 351; Berhaut Fl. Sen. 31.
Information
A climbing shrub with grey-pubescent foliage and usually deep red-purple flowers.
Distribution
Sen. Berhaut 1448.Gam. Kuntaur (Sept.) Ruixton 54!Port. G. Bafata (fl. & fr. Nov.) Esp. Santo 3116!Fr. G. Kouroussa (fl. & fr. Sept.) Pobéguin 953! Macenta (fl. 8 fr. Oct.) Baldwin 9773! Fouta Djalon Chev. 18242. Grandes Chutes Chev. 20230; 20299.S. L. Talla Hills (fr. Feb.) Sc. Elliot 4970! Fotombu (fl. 8 fr. Oct.) Small 371! Musaia (fr. Dec.) Deighton 4493!Lib. Gbanga (fl. Sept., fr. Dec.) Linder 688! Baldwin 10525! Gbau, Sanokwele (Sept.) Baldwin 9405!IV. C. Bingerville Chev. 20070. Anou-maba Chev. 22396.G. C. Tanosu Rattray R. 11! Burufo (fr. Dec.) Adams 8 Akpabla GC 4394! Menji, Wenchi (fr. Dec.) Morton GC 25220!Togo Kpandu Robertson 82! Amedzofe (fl. 8 fr. Nov.) Morton GC 9385!N. Nig. Lokoja (fl. 8 fr. Nov.) Dalz. 15! Parsons L. 78! Jebba Barter! Kontagora (fr. Jan.) Meikle 1089!S. Nig. Lagos (Oct.) Punch 32!
Distribution (external)
Belgian Congo A.-E. Sudan Africa Angola
Abrus canescens Welw. ex Bak. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
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