Dissotis littorale Benth.

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Status: Native
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Small shrub.
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Habitat: Shady and moist places in forest.
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Worldwide distribution: Widespread in tropical Africa as far as northern Zambia.
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Literature:

Fernandes, R. & A. (1961). Contribution to the knowledge of the MELASTOMATOIDEAE of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Kirkia 1 Page 77. as Tristemma incompletum

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 77.


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Dissotis littorale
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Dissotis littorale
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Dissotis littorale
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Dissotis littorale
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Dissotis littorale
JSTOR Plant Science: Dissotis littorale
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Dissotis littorale
Plants of the World Online: Dissotis littorale
Tropicos: Dissotis littorale
Wikipedia: Dissotis littorale


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Dissotis littorale.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=215020, retrieved 4 April 2025

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