Strophanthus welwitschii (Baill.) K. Schum.

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Strophanthus welwitschii

Katanga Province, DRC;
Nov 2006
Photo: Jos Stevens

Strophanthus welwitschii

Katanga Province, DRC;
Nov 2006
Photo: Jos Stevens

Strophanthus welwitschii

Katanga Province, DRC;
Jul 2006
Photo: Jos Stevens

Strophanthus welwitschii

Katanga Province, DRC;
Aug 2006
Photo: Jos Stevens

Strophanthus welwitschii

Katanga Province, DRC;
Aug 2012
Photo: Jos Stevens

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Synonyms: Strophanthus ecaudatus Rolfe
Strophanthus gilletii De Wild.
Strophanthus katangensis Staner
Strophanthus parvifolius K.Schum.
Strophanthus verdickii De Wild.
Zygonerion welwitschii Baill.
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Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
For descriptions see World Flora Online
Type location:
Angola
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: welwitschii: named after the Austrian botanist, Friedrich Martin Welwitsch (1806-1872)
Habitat: In miombo woodland and gallery forest.
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: DR Congo, Tanzania, Zambia and Angola.
FZ divisions: B,N,W,C
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw,Cb,Lp,N,W
Growth form(s): Liane, shrub over 2 m, shrub under 2 m.
Endemic status:
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Images last updated: Monday 22 February 2016
Literature:

Beentje, H. (2021). Apocynaceae, sous-familes I. Apocynoideae et II. Rauvolfioideae Flore d' Afrique Centrale Jardin botanique de Meise Pages 131 - 133. (Includes a picture).

Kativu, S. (2008). Alliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Page 27.

Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. & Kupicha, F.K. et al. (1985). Apocynaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 479 - 480.

Malaisse, F., Schaijes, M. & D'Outreligne, C. (2016). Copper-Cobalt Flora of Upper Katanga and Copperbelt Les Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux Page 121. (Includes a picture).

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 27.

White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. Page 352.


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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-26

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2026). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Strophanthus welwitschii.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=220220, retrieved 20 May 2026

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