Family: Malpighiaceae
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Acridocarpus orientalis A.Juss.
Collector/Expedition: Ash, R. E.
Collection number: 68
Collection date: 5th September 1984
Country/Territory: Oman
Collecting locality: Oman:Between Al Gayla and Al Beer on the main Muscat-Nizwa road
Latitude: 23°21'0''N, Longitude: 58°1'0''E
Habitat: At the floor of a rocky prominence, along the line of a broken falaj.
Description: Bush 2 m high. Broad leathery leaf, flower yellow, 15mm across five petals with toothed edges, top two petals curved ?to keep flower in shade bottom three wide open. Very common in this area.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00450457
Herbarium region: 2A_ARABIA (Arabian Peninsula)
Number of sheets: 1
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