| Home | > | List of families | > | Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and Secamonoideae | > | Gomphocarpus | > | kaessneri |
| Synonyms: |
Asclepias kaessneri N.E. Br. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
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| Type location: |
kenya |
| Notes: | Similar to both G. semilunatus and G. physocarpus but distinguished by the strongly bi-coloured flowers with yellow-green corolla and purple corona lobes. It also appears to favour somewhat drier climatic conditions than G. semilunatus. |
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| Habitat: | Seasonally flooded alluvial grassland and disturbed places |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1000 m (approx) |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Southern Kenya, western Tanzania and northern Zambia. |
| National distribution: | N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | |
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| Red data list status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Page 297. (Includes a picture). |
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