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Family: Leguminosae
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Bikinia media Wieringa
| Name | Det. qual. | Type of det. | Det. based on specimen | Det. by and when | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bikinia media Wieringa | Det. | E00699553 | 30th September 1999 | Nationaal Herbarium Nederlands (WAG),Naturalis Biodiversity Center (WAG) |
Isotype of Bikinia media Wieringa
Collector/Expedition: Wieringa, J. J.
Collection number: 3180
Collection date: 15th November 1994
Country/Territory: Gabon:Ogooué-Lolo
Collecting locality: Gabon:Ogooue-Lolo:22km on road to Lastoursville to Koulamoutou
Latitude: 0°56'6''S, Longitude: 12°37'4''E
Description: Tree, c. 30m high. DBH 1.0m. Trunk with small feet c. 1m high. Bark rather smooth with horizontal lines, brownish grey. Slash 9mm, outer 7mm pale brownish pink , inner 2mm pale yellow. Wood creamy white, smells like apples. Leaflets leathery, upper side somewhat glossy, dark green, lower side glossy, medium green. Peduncle brownish with borwn hairs, side-axis very pale green with brown hairs. Bracts pale green. Pedicel and bracteoles white with minute white hairs and a few longer brown hairs. Adaxial and abaxial (very small) sepals white with some brown hairs. Petal white. Base of filamentous tube purple-red. Filaments white, anthers dark purple brown. Ovary white to very light green, with pale greyish brown hairs. Style white, often pink towards the apex, stigma pale yellow. Flowers sweet fragrant, somewhat daffodil like. Young pods densely covered by dark brown hairs.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00699553
Herbarium region: 10 (Tropical Africa)
Number of sheets: 1
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