Home | > | List of families | > | Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and Secamonoideae | > | Asclepias | > | longissima |
Synonyms: |
Gomphocarpus longissimus K. Schum. |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
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Type location: |
Tanzania |
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Habitat: | On rocky ground in open Brachystegia woodland and grassland. |
Altitude range: | 500 - 1500 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | Southwestern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia. |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Binns, B. (1968). A First Check List of the Herbaceous Flora of Malawi The Government Printer, Zomba, Malawi Page 19. Goyder, D.J. (2009). A synopsis of Asclepias (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) in tropical Africa Kew Bulletin 64 Pages 375 - 376. (Includes a picture). Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 264 - 265. (Includes a picture). |
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