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Seed Accession 010008

Taxon

Ptycholobium contortum

Botanical Name

Ptycholobium contortum (N. E. Brown) Brummitt

Accession No.

010008

Accession Date

12 Jun 2001

Availability

C (Scarce)*

Collector(s)

A. Ellert, M. Hyde

Collection Date

11 Jan 2001

Locality

Zimbabwe
Umzingwane River area near Gem Farm, lowveld, Matabeleland South. Near21°55'S x 29°45'E. Elev. ca. 600 m. Near communications mast on top of hill.

Setting Circumstances

Small blue-flr herb w/ sticky/hairy fruits. On gravelly dolertite hill w/ Acacia erubescens, A. nilotica, A. senegal var. leiorachis, Adansonia digitata, Boscia angustifolia, Cissus cornifolia, Colophospermum mopane, Combretum apiculatum, C. imberbe, C. massambioense, Commiphora edulis, C. marlothii, C. mollis, Cordia monoica, Croton gratissimus, Dichrostachys cinerea, Grewia spp.

Provenance

Wild

Associated Accession

None

No. Individuals Collected From

Unknown

Herbarium Voucher(s)

None

 

* = seeds are subject to the following restriction: Although United States has not ratified the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), it is the policy of DELEP that seeds of plants obtained from outside of United States after 31 December 1993 are subject to the provisions of the CBD. Distribution of such seeds will be contingent upon the prior receipt of a waiver of noncommercialization where commercial use is anticipated.

Desert Legume Program

Desert Legume Program
2120 E. Allen Road
Tucson, AZ 85719

delep@cals.arizona.edu

 


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