Apocynaceae Cascabela ovata (Cav.) Lippold

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Keywords in this picture :

• Habit
• Vegetative
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Barra de la Cruz - HUGHESFRP
• AFAO HILLS F.R. - Ghana TSP
• AIYAOLA F.R. - Ghana TSP
• ATEWA RANGE EXTENSION F.R. - Ghana TSP
• ATEWA RANGE F.R. - Ghana TSP
• BEMU F.R. - Ghana TSP
• BEN EAST F.R. - Ghana TSP
• BEN WEST F.R. - Ghana TSP
• BIMPONG F.R. - Ghana TSP
• BIRIM EXTENSION F.R. - Ghana TSP
• BOI TANO F.R. - Ghana TSP
• BOIN RIVER F.R. - Ghana TSP
• BONSA BEN F.R. - Ghana TSP
• BONSA RIVER F.R. - Ghana TSP
• BOWIYE RANGE F.R. - Ghana TSP
• BURA RIVER F.R. - Ghana TSP
• CAPE THREE POINTS F.R. - Ghana TSP
• DADIASO F.R. - Ghana TSP
• DENYAU SHELTERBELT F.R. - Ghana TSP
• DISUE RIVER F.R. - Ghana TSP
• DRAW RIVER F.R. - Ghana TSP
• EBI RIVER SHELTERBELT F.R. - Ghana TSP
• ESEN EPAM F.R. - Ghana TSP
• ESUBONI F.R. - Ghana TSP
• FURE HEADWATERS F.R. - Ghana TSP
• FURE RIVER F.R. - Ghana TSP
• JEMA ASSAMKROM F.R. - Ghana TSP
• KAJEASI F.R. - Ghana TSP
• KROCHUA F.R. - Ghana TSP
• MINTA F.R. - Ghana TSP
• NDUMFRI F.R. - Ghana TSP
• NEUNG NORTH (split ex Neung) F.R. - Ghana TSP
• NEUNG SOUTH (split ex Neung) F.R. - Ghana TSP
• NKONTO BEN F.R. - Ghana TSP
• NKRABIA F.R. - Ghana TSP
• NSUENSA F.R. - Ghana TSP
• OBOYOW F.R. - Ghana TSP
• OCHI HEADWATERS 1 F.R. - Ghana TSP
• OPON MANSI F.R. - Ghana TSP
• PRA SUHIEN 1 F.R. - Ghana TSP
• PRA SUHIEN 2 F.R. - Ghana TSP
• SUBRI RIVER F.R. - Ghana TSP
• SUHUMA F.R. - Ghana TSP
• SUI RIVER F.R. - Ghana TSP
• SUPONG F.R. - Ghana TSP
• TANO ANWIA F.R. - Ghana TSP
• TANO NIMIRI F.R. - Ghana TSP
• TANO SUHIEN F.R. - Ghana TSP
• TANO SURAW F.R. - Ghana TSP
• TONTON F.R. - Ghana TSP
• TOTUA SHELTERBELT F.R. - Ghana TSP
• UPPER WASSAW F.R. - Ghana TSP
• WAWAHI F.R. - Ghana TSP
• YOYO F.R. - Ghana TSP

Specimen information

Collection Date
25/02/2000

Collector
Hughes CE

Specimen Number
1940

Location
1km N Barra de la Cruz, nr sawmill on rd to main coastal highway.

Notes
Small low-branched tree with a compact rounded crown to 4-5m ht. Outer bark mid grey, speckled with prominent pustular lenticels. Slash soft, fibrous exuding copious milky white latex. Leaves also exuding white latex when damaged; upper surface - sl. glossy, midrib and laterals yellow, flat, continuous submarginal nerve; lower surface - midrib and laterals prominent. Flowers: calyx green, corolla bright yellow. Common, scattered in selva baja with Cochlospermum, Lonchocarpus, Havardia and Coursetia. Particularly common on sandy soils nr the coast.

Coordinates
Latitude: 15.510000 N   Longitude: 95.580000 W   Altitude: 45