Acridocarpus smeathmanni (DC.) Guill. & Perr.
Concept:
Oliver. FTA 1868
Description:
Base of the wing half-clasping the nut.
Family:
Malpighiaceae
?
var.
Source:
FTA
smeathmanni
A
Flora Taxon:
Acridocarpus smeathmanni var. ?
species descriptions: FTAs
Acridocarpus alternifolius (Schumach. & Thonn.) Nied.
Concept:Oliver. FTA 1868Description:Extremities slender, glabrous or very early glabrescent. Leaves alternate, firmly membranous, oblong-elliptical, subacute or cuspidate, rounded or slightly narrowed at the base, entire or undulate-denticulate, glabrous, 2 1/2-4 in. long, 1-2 in. broad, with or without the basal glands. Flowers in very short corymbose racemes, terminal or on short axillary shoots. Pedicels slender, spreading, rusty-pubescent, 1/2- 3/4 in. Bracts subulate, rather rigid. Calyx with 1-4 sunken glands. Wings glabrous, either rather broader above or broadly oblong, 1 in. or less in length, diverging at 70deg-80deg in our specimens, still red or purple when dry.Family:MalpighiaceaeSource:FTAcorymbosusAFlora Taxon:Acridocarpus corymbosus Hook. f.Acridocarpus chloropterus Oliv.
Concept:Oliver. FTA 1868Description:An erect or sometimes climbing shrub. Extremities rusty pilose-tomentose. Leaves alternate, somewhat coriaceous, elongate-oblong or oval-oblong, broadly and obtusely pointed or sometimes acute; base obtuse or broadly rounded, entire or obscurely wavy, covered at first with a thickly matted, rusty, loose tomentum, early deciduous above, the under surface usually retaining more or less of the deciduous layer; basal glands inconspicuous, 4-7 in. long, 1 1/4-2 1/2 in. broad. Petiole 1/8 in. Flowers in an elongate, terminal, at length pyramidal, tomentose raceme of 5-8 in. Pedicels 1/2 in. or less; bracts minute, tooth-like, triangular or lanceolate. Calyx-glands about 3; lobes ovate, obtuse. Wings of fruit glabrescent (pale green, ex icon.), 1-1 1/4 in. long, 1/2- 3/4 in. broad; upper edge more or less curved, narrowed below, but at the base not narrower than the nut.Family:MalpighiaceaeSource:FTAchloropterusAFlora Taxon:Acridocarpus chloropterus Oliv.Acridocarpus zanzibaricus A. Juss.
Concept:Oliver. FTA 1868Description:A climbing shrub; the extremities rusty-tomentose, glabrescent. Leaves alternate, oblong or oblanceolate-elliptical, broadly pointed or subapiculate; base rounded or cuneate, narrowed into the petiole, quite glabrous, veiny, 3-4 in. long, 1 1/4-1 1/2 in. broad. Petiole 1/3- 1/2 in. Racemes terminal, simple, 2-3 in. long. Pedicels sometimes recurved at length. Bracts and bracteoles minute, many times shorter than the pedicels, subulate, very acute. Calyx-lobes ovate, obtuse; calycine glands usually 2. Fruit-wings 1-1 1/2 in., narrowed below, dilated about the middle, with numerous curved, fine striae.Family:MalpighiaceaeSource:FTAzanzibaricusASynonym(s):Banisteria BojerFlora Taxon:Acridocarpus zanzibaricus A. Juss.Acridocarpus plagiopterus Guill. & Perr.
Concept:Oliver. FTA 1868Description:Very nearly allied to A. Smeathmanni, but with the leaves obovate-elliptical or broadly elliptical, rounded or retuse at the apex with a very short (1-2 lines) or obsolete or subacute cusp, obtuse or narrowed to the base with lateral petiolar glands, 3-5 in. long, 2-2 1/2 in. broad. Bracts ovate or ovate-lanceolate, concave, 1/6 in. Calyx-glands nearly obsolete on 1-3 of the lobes. Fruit-wings about 1 1/2 in., narrowed at the base, widely divergent according to Guillemin and Perrottet.Family:MalpighiaceaeSource:FTAplagiopterusASynonym(s):Anomalopteris obovata DonFlora Taxon:Acridocarpus plagiopterus Guill. et Perr.Acridocarpus smeathmanni (DC.) Guill. & Perr.
Concept:Oliver. FTA 1868Description:Wing of the fruit narrowed to the nut.Family:Malpighiaceae?var.Source:FTAsmeathmanniAFlora Taxon:Acridocarpus smeathmanni var. ?Heteropterys leona (Cav.) Exell
Concept:Oliver. FTA 1868Description:A glabrous climber. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic-oblong or -lanceolate, shortly acuminate cuspidate or subacute, rounded at the base or rarely subcordate, entire, glabrous, shining above, glaucescent beneath, with prominent midrib and lateral veins, 4 1/2-8 in. long, 2-3 1/2 in. broad; petiole 1/4- 1/3 in. Flowers "yellow", in terminal or axillary rusty-tomentose racemes, when terminal usually 3-furcate near the base or subpaniculate. Bracts and geminate bracteoles oval or oblong, the latter about the middle of the pedicels. Samara semicircular, usually oblique; wing rigid, coriaceous, entire, rounded or obtuse at the outer extremity.Family:MalpighiaceaeSource:FTAafricanaASynonym(s):Banisteria leona Cav.: Heteropterys jussieui Hook. f.Flora Taxon:Heteropterys africana A. Juss.Acridocarpus smeathmanni (DC.) Guill. & Perr.
Concept:Oliver. FTA 1868Description:A shrub varying from 5-20 ft., often climbing, glabrous or with the extremities rusty-pubescent at first. Leaves alternate, membranous or rather coriaceous, elongate oblong-elliptical or obovate-oblong, cuspidate, more or less rounded or cuneate at the base with a pair of glands at the junction of the short thick petiole, entire or undulate, glabrous or early glabrescent, 4-9 in. long, 1 1/2-3 in. broad; petiole 1/8- 1/4 in. Flowers in terminal simple branched or paniculate rusty-pubescent or -tomentose racemes often considerably overtopping the leaves, frequently also in shorter axillary racemes. Pedicels slender, 1/2- 3/4 in.; bracts triangular, acute, tooth-like, 1 line or usually less. Calyx variously thickened at the base, usually with 1 disciform gland alternating with 2 of the lobes. Wing of samara oblong or obliquely oblanceolate, more or less curved towards the obtuse extremity, 1 1/4-1 1/2 in. long, 1/2- 3/4 in. broad, the base of the wing half-clasping the nut or slightly narrowed and not broader than the nut.Family:MalpighiaceaeSource:FTAsmeathmanniASynonym(s):? acridocarpus cavanillesii A. Juss.: ? malpighia alternifolia Schum. et Thonn.: Acridocarpus guineensis A. Juss.: Acridocarpus longifolius Hook. f.: Anomalopteris longifolia Don: Anomalopteris spicata Don: Heteropterys ? smeathmanni DC.Flora Taxon:Acridocarpus smeathmanni Guill. et Perr.Triaspis macropteron Welw. ex Oliv.
Concept:Oliver. FTA 1868Description:A scandent shrub. Extremities rusty-pubescent at first, glabrescent, sometimes early glabrous. Leaves subcoriaceous, ovate-elliptical, abruptly and acutely cuspidate or subacuminate, broadly rounded or slightly cordate at the base, entire, sparsely pubescent towards the base and about the nerves or nearly glabrous, 3-4 in. long, 1 3/4-3 in. broad; petiole 1/2 in., more or less. Flowers lilac or violet, passing into white (Welwitsch), in axillary and terminal, pedunculate, corymbose racemes, exceeding or equalling the leaves. Pedicels rusty-pubescent, about 1 1/2 in., with a pair of minute bracts below or near the middle. Sepals ovate-lanceolate obtuse. Petals clawed; lamina carinate; the inner ones deeply fimbriate. Filaments pubescent. Ovary rusty-pilose. Fruit-wings 1 1/2-2 1/2 in. long and broad, retuse or notched above, entire or broadly retuse below.Family:MalpighiaceaeSource:FTAmacropteronAFlora Taxon:Triaspis macropteron Welw.Triaspis stipulata Oliv.
Concept:Oliver. FTA 1868Description:Branches terete, pilose, with closely appressed hairs, glabrescent. Leaves opposite, membranous, elliptical or ovate-elliptical, acute or acuminate, broadly rounded below, undulate-denticulate, glabrate and opaque above, more or less silky-pilose with appressed hairs beneath, 3-4 in. long, 1 1/2-2 1/2 in. broad; petioles 1/4- 1/3 in., with leafy semicircular or reniform stipular appendages, glabrescent above, silky beneath. Flowers very numerous, in large, terminal, leafy panicles. Pedicels umbellate or in umbellate corymbs, slender, 3/4-1 in.; bracteoles very minute. Calyx-lobes ovate-oblong. Lamina of petals fimbriate below. Styles elongate, compressed, with a prominent nerve or 3-gonous. Fruit not seen.Family:MalpighiaceaeSource:FTAstipulataAFlora Taxon:Triaspis ? stipulata Oliv.