SPHAEROSEPALACEAE - Rhopalocarpus lucidus 
 
TAXONOMY: Magnoliophyta, Magnoliopsida, Dilleniidae, Theales.
	    Sphaerosepalaceae, Rhopalocarpus Family

PLANT NAME:    Rhopalocarpus lucidus Bojer 
TROPICOS #:    29900005
PUBLICATION:   Proces-Verbaux Soc. Hist. Nat. Maurice: 149. 1846.
JOUR/BOOK ID:  L12512
ANNOTATION:    nom. nud.(sphalm. Rapolocarpus) in Hortus Maurit. 44. 1837.

TYPE LOCALITY:  "in planitiebus arenosis sinu Bombatok." 
COLLECTOR:     Bouton s.n. 
HERBARIUM:     T: herb. non desig.
ANNOTATION:    type info fide Capuron (1963)

CITED IN:      B001800 - Capuron, R., 1963; B001540 - Baillon, H., 1882-1894; 
                 B027044 - Thomasson, M. & G. Thomasson., 1991. 

PROJECT DISTRIBUTION:  Madagascar.

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Botanical comments: George E. Schatz/schatz@mobot.org