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Collector Wieringa, J.J.
Number 1960
Collected with  
Country Cameroon
Subpart South-West
County  
Locality Fako, Limbe, 1 km SE of Chupfarm, border of Mabeta-Moliwe forest.
Coordinates 3° 58' 0'' N 9° 14' 54'' E
Minimum elevation (m) 150
Maximum elevation (m) 150
Start date 1994/01/21
End date 1994/01/21
Family Marantaceae
Identification Marantochloa mannii (Benth.) Milne-Redh.
Determined by J.-B. Dhetchuvi Matchu-Mandje
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Herb, 2.2 m high. Leaves papery, upper side shiny, dark green, lower side dull, very pale green one of the margins with a c. 1½ cm broad purplish band. Bracts pale green. Sepals (3) pale purple, darker along the margins. Petals white. Staminodes whitish at base, getting yellow towards the top and the broadened margins.

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