 | Sir William Jackson Hooker - 1871 - 298 pages
...calycinis linearibus acuminatis corollœ tubo brevioribus. HAB. South tropical Africa, Zambesi-land. " Various places between the coast and the centre of the continent above the Victoria Falls," Dr. Kirk. Tlowering in October and November. Manganja Hills, 2000 ft., 1861, Dr. Meiler! Kombe Arrow-poison... | |
 | 1887 - 716 pages
...natural order ApocyiMcece ; it is a woody climber growing in the forest, both of the valley and the hills, and found at various places between the coast...the centre of the continent above the Victoria Falls and the Zambesi ; the fruits, consisting of follicles from 8 to 10 inches in length, contain about... | |
 | 1887 - 716 pages
...the heart. The plant is a native of tropical Africa, and belongs to the natural order Apocynacew ; it is a woody climber growing in the forest, both of the valley and the hills, and found at various places between the coast and the centre of the continent above the... | |
 | Royal Society of Edinburgh - 1872 - 914 pages
...poison have likewise been sent to Professor Sharpey by Dr Kirk, HM consul at Zanzibar. Dr Kirk says " that the plant is a woody climber, growing in the...and the centre of the continent, above the Victoria Palls of the Zambesi. The stem is several inches in diameter, and rough outside. The plant climbs up... | |
 | 1887 - 254 pages
...Strophanthus Kombe (Oliver). Prof. Oliver, in his description of this plant, states that it is found in various places between the coast and the centre of the continent above the Victoria Falls, and that it flowers in October and November. He then says : Our flowering specimens, although not all... | |
 | 1887 - 400 pages
...species which he has named Strophanthus Kombj. Dr. Kirk has described Strophanthus Kombj as follows : " The plant is a woody climber, growing in the forest both of the valley and the hills, and found at various places between the coast and the centre of the continent above the... | |
 | 1887 - 696 pages
...he named Strophanthus Kombt. This plant is described as follows by Dr. Kirk, Consul at Zanzibar : " The plant is a woody climber, growing in the forest both of the valley and the hills, and found at various places between the coast and the centre of the continent above the... | |
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Falls of the Zambesi. The stem is several inches in diameter, and rough outside. The plant climbs up the highest trees, and hangs from one to the other like a bush-vine. The flowers are of a... 