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Achyrospermum purpureum Phillipson
| Name | Det. qual. | Type of det. | Det. based on specimen | Det. by and when | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achyrospermum purpureum Phillipson | Det. | E00193542 | Edinburgh,Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E) |
Isotype of Achyrospermum purpureum Phillipson
Collector/Expedition: Phillipson, Peter Burton
Collection number: 1969
Collection date: 28th June 1987
Country/Territory: Madagascar
Collecting locality: Madagascar:Antsiranana, National Park of Ambohitra (Montagne d'Ambre), along road in park
Latitude: 12°31'S, Longitude: 49°10'E
Habitat: In slightly open places in forest
Description: Herb to 50 cm, poorly branched, inflorescence always terminal occasionally also on short lateral branches in the upper nodes, bracts white with faint green venation usually subtending three flowers, calyx wine-red, white in the tube inside, corolla and filaments wine-red, style shading from pale to deep wine-red at the apex, minutely bilobed stigma lobes white, anthers brown, leaves dark green, flossy above, pale and dull below, thin textured, stems often with pseudo-dichotomy (Sp. nov.?).
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00193542
Herbarium region: 11 (Madagascar and Indian Ocean)
Number of sheets: 1
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