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Uvariodendron kirkii Verdc.

Specimen

MNHN-P-P00948153
AFT (Tropical Africa)

Taxonomy

Annonaceae
Uvariodendron kirkii Verdc.

Origin

Morogoro
Kimboza Forest Reserve
fl
Mbago F.M.
2019-11-15
279
7° 1' 27.984'' S ; 37° 48' 59.004'' E
Tree 6m tall, 15 cm Ø DBH; flowers on bole and branches; flower bud grey-brown; flower pedicel with 4 bracts; sepals grey-brown; 3 outer petals creamy with dark red (bordeaux) stripe at base; 3 inner petals creamy outside, bordeaux inside; 10-15 carpels; midrib not hollow; c. 10-20 individuals in a c. 200m Ø area.
Closed evergreen forest on coral rag, Scorodophloeus fischeri dominated

Determination

Dagallier 11/2019