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| Synonyms: |
Asclepias giantiflora (K.Schum.) N.E.Br. Asclepias muhindensis N.E. Br. Stathmostelma bicolor K. Schum. Stathmostelma nomadacridum Bullock Stathmostelma praetermissum Bullock |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
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| Type location: |
Tanzania |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | gigantiflorum: with very large, gigantic, flowers |
| Habitat: | Seasonally waterlogged grassland on black clay soil. |
| Altitude range: | 500 - 1800 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Kenya, Tanzania,Malawi and Zambia |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | E |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| 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 22. as Stathmostelma nomadacridum Goyder, D.J. (1998). A revision of the African genus Stathmostelma K. Schum. Kew Bulletin 53 Pages 599 - 602. Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Page 289. |
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