Crabbea kaessneri
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Mufumbwe Wildlife Camp
Jan 1991
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lualaba Province, Comide
Jan 2017
Photo: Warren McCleland
Lualaba Province, Comide
Jan 2017
Photo: Warren McCleland
Lualaba Province, Comide
Jan 2017
Photo: Warren McCleland
Habit
Miombo woodland
Kasempa Distr.
Jan 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flowers
Miombo woodland
Kasempa Distr.
Jan 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flowers
Miombo woodland
Kasempa Distr.
Jan 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Stemless or almost stemless perennial herb with creeping rhizome. Leaves in 2(3) decussate pairs appressed to the ground. Corolla white with yellow gibbous patches in throat. |
| Type location: |
DRC, Katanga |
| Notes: | Red data list status: Local in the Flora area, but not threatened. |
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| Habitat: | Miombo woodland on rocky outcrops. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1200 - 1750 m |
| Flowering time: | Jan - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | |
| FZ divisions: | N,W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Cb,N |
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| Red data list status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 22 October 2022 |
| Literature: |
Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Page 18. Meerts, P. et al. (2026). A checklist of the vascular plants of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. PhytoKeys 277 |
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