Family: Malvaceae
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Desplatsia dewevrei (De Wild. & T.Durand) Burret
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Name Det. qual. Type of det. Det. based on specimen Det. by and when Institution
Desplatsia dewevrei (De Wild. & T.Durand) BurretDet.E00930962 September 2018Edinburgh,Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Collector/Expedition: Carroll, R.W.
Collection number: 1567
Collection date: 17th November 1998
Country/Territory: Central African Republic
Collecting locality: Central African Republic:Dzanga-Sangha Reserve 20 km E of Bayanga.
Latitude: 2°51'N, Longitude: 16°28'E
Habitat: Mosaic closed canopy primary and logged secondary forest.
Description: Gorillas eat leaves and fruit. Fruit large with longitudinal ridges - squash like. Gorillas eat skin of fruit. Elephants eat fruit.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00930962
Herbarium region: 10 (Tropical Africa)
Number of sheets: 1
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