Pentas

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Pentas

  • Collector(s)

    P. J. Greenway 8520, 25 Jul 1951

  • Location

    Kenya. Turbo Dist. Kenya N.W. Turbo-Kitale Rd.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4982052

    Occurrence ID: f09e841f-37d0-414c-b9bb-edd9f666e4cc

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Pentas

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Kenya

  • Locality

    Turbo Dist. Kenya N.W. Turbo-Kitale Rd.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1676 m. (5499 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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FLORA OF TURBO BIST. KBFYA
Pentas
A perennial herb up to J ft. tall
with thick fleshy sfims densely
pubescent bullate leaves and dense
heads of bright mauire pink tubular
flowers. Local but scattered in
Theme da Hyparrhenia Setaria
sphaGelata Combretum Terminalia
Bntada. Acacia stenocarpa A. abyss-
inica scattered tree grassland on
a chocolate red loam derived from
gneiss. Bach specimen from.separate
plants in a scattered population.
N.W. Turbo-Kitale Rd. e 5,500ft. fclt*
25/7/1951.
P.J.GREEMAY & L.R.BOUGHTY 8520.
04982052