Hyperacanthus ambovombensis Rakotonas. & A.P.Davis

ISOTYPE

Credit:MNHN - Paris, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, AA - 2007

Project:Mellon

Specimen

Herbier

MNHN-P-P00551263

Sector

AFM (Madagascar - Africa)

Taxonomy

Family

Rubiaceae

Genus

Hyperacanthus

Species

Hyperacanthus ambovombensis

Name

Hyperacanthus ambovombensis Rakotonas. & A.P.Davis

Origin

Country label

Madagascar

Country ISO (code)

Madagascar (mg)

Verbatim locality

Toliara : Andohahela RNI, parcelle 3, 34,9 km W (BRG 271°) of Taolanaro (Fort-Dauphin)

Phenology

Collector's name

A.P. Davis

With

J. Andriantiana, D. Gower

Collector's number

1186

Collection date

1997-12-3

Altitude

120

Geographic coordinates

25° 1' 19.992'' S ; 46° 38' 51'' E

-25.02222 ; 46.6475

Description

Narrow, upright shrub, with 4 main stems, 2-3m high ; calyx light green ; flower buds pink-red, white vhere the lobes overlap ; corolla 5 lobed, contorted aestivation ; anthers green-white

Ecological note

transitional forest: intermediate between deciduous, dry forest and low altitude evergreen forest ; Dypsis decaryi dominant emergent species

Determination