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Virectaria major
major
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Picture: Bart Wursten
Lake Kitandara Bwindi Camp, Uganda
Picture: Bart Wursten
Lake Kitandara Bwindi Camp, Uganda
Picture: Bart Wursten
Lake Kitandara Bwindi Camp, Uganda
Picture: Bart Wursten
Lake Kitandara Bwindi Camp, Uganda
Picture: Bart Wursten
Lake Kitandara Bwindi Camp, Uganda
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| Synonyms: |
Pentas fililoba K. Krause Virecta kaessneri S. Moore Virecta major K. Schum. Virectaria kaessneri (S. Moore) Bremek. |
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| Status: | Native |
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| Habitat: | Swamp forest margins, streamsides in evergreen forest and damp ditches in derived vegetation. |
| Altitude range: | 1500 - 1740 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Lp,N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 21 November 2013 |
| Literature: |
Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003). Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3) Pages 442 - 444. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 94. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Virectaria majorBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Virectaria major
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Virectaria major
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Virectaria major
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Virectaria major
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