EXSICCATAE #:    00401651
TROPICOS #:      40031912
TAXON:           Oncostemum A. Juss. 
COUNTRY:         Madagascar
PROV|DEPT|DIST:  Toamasina
LOWER POLITICAL: 
LOCALITY:        Nosy Mangabe RS      
BETWEEN/AND:     
VICINITY:        Nosy Mangabe, a 520 ha island 5 km from Maroantsetra in 
                   the Bay of Antongil. (Plants preserved in alcohol). 
                   With M. Cheek, A. Henderson & N. Edmondson. 
ELEV:            0-330 m
COORD:           15.30S 49.46E
COLLECTOR:       G.E. Schatz, et al. 
NUMBER:          1847
COLL.DATE:       8 February 1988
INSTITUTIONS:    BR, C, DSM, EA, K, MO, P, PRE, S, TAN, US, WAG
SPECIMEN INFO:   Tree 6 m tall. Leaves medium to dark, somewhat glossy 
                   green above, medium green below. Inflorescence branches,
	           pedicels green. Sepals green, petal ivory white, somewhat
	           fleshy. Anthers brown. Flowers in overall appearance look
	           much like Diospyros. Photo.
PHOTO