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Collector Ellemann, L.
Number 336
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Country Tanzania
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Locality Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Nasiporiong´, Savanna woodland, treecover dominated by Acacia hockii. Burned in September 1992. Information by Peter Metele and Lekura Metele, Irmakaa-age group, Nasiporiong´.
Coordinates 3° 12' S 35° 12' E
Minimum elevation (m) 1800
Maximum elevation (m) 1800
Start date 1993/04/13
End date 1993/04/13
Family Malvaceae
Identification Hibiscus aponeurus Sprague & Hutchinson
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Field notes Sub shrub up to 1 m high, flowers red. Maasai name: engarraní (swmall) alárrani (big). Can be used for construction of walls of hut, as a substitute to "osinoni" (Lantana)and grasses. Information given by Naitipa Metele, grandmother 55 years.

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