EXSICCATAE #:   00258732
TROPICOS #:      13200419
TAXON:           Bembicia axillaris Oliv. 
COUNTRY:         Madagascar
PROV|DEPT|DIST:  Toamasina
LOWER POLITICAL: 
LOCALITY:        Parc Tsimbazaza
BETWEEN/AND:     
VICINITY:        Antananarivo, Arboretum, in the Parc Botanique et
                   Zoologique de Tsimbazaza. 
ELEV:            1300 m
COORD:           18.56S 47.32E
COLLECTOR:       G.E. Schatz & A. Randrianasolo 
NUMBER:          3159
COLL.DATE:       5 February 1991
INSTITUTIONS:    LE, MO, P, TAN
SPECIMEN INFO:   Tree 5 m tall; cultivated in the Arboretum; leaves 
                   medium to dark glossy green; inflorescence bracts light 
                   brown; flowers just past anthesis; all parts orange-beige;
	     voucher for pickled material; photo. 
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