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Congolanthus longidens
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Picture: Bart Wursten
Lomami River near Lieki, DRC
Picture: Bart Wursten
Lomami River near Lieki, DRC
Picture: Bart Wursten
Lomami River near Lieki, DRC
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| Synonyms: |
Neurotheca densa De Wild. Neurotheca longidens N.E. Br. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual herb, mostly branched, up to 50 cm high. Stem 4-angled, hairless. Leaves subsessile, ovate-lanceolate, elliptic or obovate, up to 3.5 cm long, single-veined, hairless. Flowers mostly solitary in the leaf-axils, mauve-pink or whitish, 4-lobed. Capsule oblong-cylindric, 4 mm long. |
| Type location: |
Syntypes from Nigeria, DRC and Tanzania |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | longidens: with long teeth, referring to the calyx lobes |
| Habitat: | Margins of riverine and swamp forest. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Nigeria, Gabon, Congo, CAR, DRC, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | W |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 4 June 2016 |
| Literature: |
Paiva, J. & Nogueira, I. (1990). Gentianaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(4) Pages 6 - 8. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 66. |
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