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Leea guineensis G. Don

Specimen

UM-MPU-MPU886640

Taxonomy

Vitaceae
Leea guineensis G. Don

Origin

5,5 km S of Kribi, Gr. Batanga road
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1968-10-7
2° 54' 0'' N ; 9° 54' 0'' E
Small treelet about 5 m high, the stem semi-woody, twigs and petioles dull dark green with swollen jointed nodes; leaf segments thinly leathery. Inflor. purple red, caly dull orange, corolla bright scarlet outside, orange inside; stamens with appendages white, infrutescence dull purple, outer branches and pedicels and calyx bright scarlet, young fruits dull red tinged pale green
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Determination

Descoings 6-12-1973