Rhabdophyllum welwitschii Tiegh.

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Rhabdophyllum welwitschii

Riverine forest;
Zambezi rapids; Nov 2006.
Photo: Mike Bingham

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Synonyms: Ouratea welwitschii (Tiegh.) Exell
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Status: Native
Description:
Shrub or small tree. Leaves with lateral nerves and veins crowded together, parallel, only occasionally branching, not or scarcely differentiated in size, not reticulate. Inflorescences in axils of deciduous scale-leaves at base of current growth.
Type location:
Angola
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Habitat: Fringing forest and dry-evergreen forest.
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Worldwide distribution: Congo Basin extending into northern Angola and Zambia.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N,W
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw,N
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Literature:

Robson, N.K.B. (1963). Ochnaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 258 - 260. As Ouratea welwitschii (Includes a picture).

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Rhabdophyllum welwitschii
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Rhabdophyllum welwitschii
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Rhabdophyllum welwitschii
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Rhabdophyllum welwitschii.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=194840, retrieved 28 March 2024

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