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Otomeria elatior (A. Rich. ex DC.) Verdc. [family RUBIACEAE]

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 2,
Names
Otomeria elatior (A. Rich. ex DC.) Verdc. [family RUBIACEAE], in BullJardBotBrux23: 18, fig3 A-D (1953) Sipanea elatior A. Rich. ex DC. [family RUBIACEAE], (1830) Otomeria dilatata Hiern [family RUBIACEAE], in F.T.A3: 50 (1877); F.W.T.A., ed 1, 2: 129; ChevBot310
Information
Erect herb, 2-3 ft. high, sparingly branched; flowers scarlet to pink; in open marshes amongst grass.
Habitat
; in open marshes amongst grass.
Distribution
Mali: Sikasso Chev. 789.Guin.: Bouhong (June) Pobéguin 736! Férédougouoa B. (July) Collenette 68! Kouria Caille in Hb. Chev. 15026. Irébéléya to Timbo Chev. 18339. Erimakuna (fl. 8 fr. Mar.) Sc. Elliott 5239! 5392!S. L.: Jigayo (fl. & fr. Sept.) Thomas 2503!Iv. C.: Marabadiassa to Gottoro (July) Chev. 22027!Ghana: Busunu (fl. 8. fr. May) Vigne FH 3849! Damongo (Mar.) Morton GC 8714! Gambaga (Mar.) Hepper 8 Morton A3140!N. Nig.: Abinsi (June) Dalz. 751! Andaha (fl. 8 fr. Feb.) Hepburn 137! Nupe Barter 1237![Br.] Cam.: Bamenda (fl. & fr. May) Maitland 1428! Mambila Plateau Chapman 57!
Distribution (external)
Cameroun Congo Angola Mozambique Nyasaland N. and S. Rhodesia Tanganyika Kenya Uganda Sudan
Otomeria elatior (A. Rich. ex DC.) Verdc. [family RUBIACEAE]
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