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Holotype of Parkia clappertoniana Keay [family LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE]

Date Updated: 17 November 2005

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K), K000232180
Collection
Herbarium Specimens
Resource Type
Specimens
Collector
Onochie, C.F.A., #34652
Collection Date
11-12-1954
Locality
Province Ilorin, District Ilorin. Ilorin Town, between Baptist Mission and New General Hospital.
Country
Nigeria (Nigeria)
Identifications
Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) Benth. [family LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE]; Verified by Hopkins, H.C., Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) R.Br. ex G.Don [family LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE] (stored under name); Verified by Hopkins, H.C., Holotype of Parkia clappertoniana Keay [family LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE]
Notes
Tree about 30 ft. high and 5-6 ft. girth. Short thick stem branching at about 6 ft. height. Rough dark grey hole with patched of fire marks; with woody rectangular scales flaking off to leave dark chocolate scars.O.B.4mm reddish brown, I.B. 10 mm red to salmon pink. Sapwood cream, hard. Flower balls bright red ageing to dark green. leaf rachis pink-red. In Parkia Savannah Open Woodland woth Andropogon and Ctenium and in p;aces Achyranthes, Sida, Triumfetta etc. Sheet 1 Fls. collected from same tree on 26/2/55 See Carp. coll. + Spirit coll. Flip. Frts. More information given
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1
Data last modified
17-11-2005
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