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Prov. FIANARANTSOA: 23 cm S. of 2
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Ww Weedy herb with decumbent stems to
\ long» growing in moist shaded jtotaeo ee lO
ground at roadside. Inflorescence ter-
minal,» sometimes with secondary inflor- t
escences on short lateral branches
maturing later. Bracts green at base
3 shading to pink~purple, mostly elther
‘ subtending 5 flowers or 3 flowers with
4 lower abertive ones. Each flower clus-
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN mre Ie paired eEetet ete bracteoles,
= July 198
TC MISSOURI BOTANICAL 6 af
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MQ)
E01078777
Cal ve green at base shading to pink-
purple. Corolla pale pink. Filaments
and style white, the former pink where
fused to corollas the tatter minutely
and unequally bi-lobed. Anthers brown.
Achyrospermum fruticosum Benth.
Det.: P. Phillipson & I. Hedge 2 } 6 duly’ sees
uly
July 1996 me Pete Phillipson 2146
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERRARIIIM
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