Monotes adenophyllus subsp. delevoyi (De Wild.) P.A.Duvign.
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Monotes adenophyllus subsp. delevoyi (De Wild.) P.A.Duvign. |
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3. Monotes adenophyllus subsp. delevoyi (De Wild.) P.A.Duvign. View in CoL
Monotes adenophyllus subsp. delevoyi (De Wild.) P.A.Duvign. (1959) 101. — Type: Delevoy 524 (holo BR, seen in JSTOR), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Masolwa, 17 Dec. 1921.
Monotes delevoyi De Wild. (1927) 171. — Type as above.
Shrub or small tree up to 8 m tall. Leaves 7–16 by 5 –13 cm, broadly ovate to suborbicular, rounded to slightly emarginate at the apex, truncate to cordate at the base; upper surface finely reticulate, with straight hairs more abundant on the midrib and lateral nerves; lower surface with simple and penicillate hairs on the nerves and veins, areoles glabrous; midrib, lateral nerves and veins impressed in the upper surface prominent on the lower surface, lateral nerves in 10–13 pairs; petiole 10–20 mm long. Inflorescences axillary 2 – 5 cm long. Flowers with sepals 2.5– 3.5 mm long, petals 8– 9 mm long, both tomentose, anthers with a long triangular or oblong appendage at the apex. Fruits 1.2–1.4 cm diam, globose, mucronate at the apex; wings lanceolate to broadly lanceolate, 2.5 – 4 by 1.5– 2.5 cm.
Ecology — In Brachystegia woodlands and shrublands.
Distribution — HI: Correia 3389 (LISC); Santos 778 (LISC); Torre 8819 (LISC). – NA: Teixeira & Andrade 4487 (LISC). Also in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( Katanga) and in Zambia.
Vernacular name — munthêancába ( Teixeira & Andrade 4487).
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