EXSICCATAE #:    00487827
TROPICOS #:      03700543
TAXON:           Rhodocolea racemosa (Lam.) H. Perrier
COUNTRY:         Madagascar
PROV|DEPT|DIST:  Toamasina
LOWER POLITICAL: 
LOCALITY:        Ambila-Lemaitso       
BETWEEN/AND:     
VICINITY:        Eastern Domain 1 km N. of Ambila-Lemaitso which is 10 km E. 
                   of Brickaville. Coastal dune forest. 
ELEV:            0-50 m
COORD:           18.51S 49.08E
COLLECTOR:       G.E. Schatz & P.P. Lowry 
NUMBER:          1305
COLL.DATE:       4 April 1987
INSTITUTIONS:    BR, C, DSM, EA, K, L, MO, P, PRE, S, TAN, US, WAG
SPECIMEN INFO:   Small tree 2.5 m tall. Leaves dark green above, lighter 
                   below. Corolla cream yellow in bud, then white with 2
	           yellow stripes on lower throat. Appears to be a nocturnal
                   flower. Fruit green, sticky glandular. Photo. 
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