Accession Data:
Acridocarpus zanzibaricus (Bojer ex Loudon) A. Jussieu
- Common Name:
- Family: Malpighiaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Tanzania, Dar es Salaam region
- Habitat: open and thicket edges on sand
- Description: Plants ca. 2m tall, shrub-like at base; shoots eventually elongating and twining around other vegetation and around themselves; sepals green, ventral sepals each with 2 glands; petals yellow, dorsal petals 2; stamens yellow; pistil green; fruit, turning brown when dry.
- USDA Zone: 11-12
Accession Data:
- Accession # 200800044
- Source: Charles Davis, Wenheng Zhang - Harvard University
- Provenance:
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Plants of Tanzania: Dar es Sallaam Region, Dar es Salaam: Kawe, N side of the city of Dar es Sallaam on Old Bagamoyo Road. 6d 44'8"S,39d 14'24"E, 15m. Island-like thickets, scattered shrubs and small trees on sand. In open and edge of thickets. Plants ca. 2m tall, shrub-like at base; shoots eventually elongating and twining around other vegetation and around themselves; sepals green, ventral sepals each with 2 glands; petals yellow, dorsal petals 2; stamens yellow; pistil green; fruit, turning brown when dry. W.H. Zhang, F.M. Mbago & D.E. Boufford, Harvard University Herbaria #154 10 February 2008
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- Accession Date: 04-28-2008
- Bench: 1106 - AFR:West Bench NN
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-26-2025
- Restrictions:
- BGCI Limited Ex Situ Distribution - Plants do not leave building without Manager approval!
- BGCI Limited Ex Situ Distribution - Plants do not leave building without Manager approval!
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eurosid I
- Order: Malpighiales
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- Family: Malpighiaceae
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Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed 13 October 2015.
- Acridocarpus zanzibaricus at GBIF. Last accessed on Thursday, September 01, 2016.
data regenerated on Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:18:11 -0500 [bcm v4.0]
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Current Accessions in the Malpighiaceae
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- Malpighia glabra
- Microsteira sp. W/C
- Stigmaphyllon ciliatum
- Tristellateia australasiae
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