Asclepias palustris (K. Schum.) Schltr.

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Chelinda area just south of log house at old stables, Nyika National Park.

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Synonyms:	Gomphocarpus cristatus Decne. Gomphocarpus palustris K. Schum. Trachycalymma cristatum (Decne.) Bullock
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Status:	Native
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Type location:	Angola
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Habitat:	In montane and seasonally waterlogged grassland, occasionally in open woodland.
Altitude range:	1200 - 2200 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Scattered in tropical Africa from Nigeria to Uganda in the north, and Angola to Zimbabwe in the south.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):	B,N,W,C,E
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Content last updated:	Tuesday 6 October 2020
Literature:	Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 100 - 101. as Trachycalymma cristatum (Includes a picture). Binns, B. (1968). A First Check List of the Herbaceous Flora of Malawi The Government Printer, Zomba, Malawi Page 20. also as Gomphocarpus palustris Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 75. as Trachycalymma cristatum Goyder, D.J. (2001). A revision of the tropical African genus Trachycalymma (K. Schum.) Bullock Kew Bulletin 56 Pages 134 - 137. as Trachycalymma cristatum (Includes a picture). Goyder, D.J. (2009). A synopsis of Asclepias (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) in tropical Africa Kew Bulletin 64 Pages 381 - 383. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 22. as Trachycalymma cristatum Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 48. Trachycalymma cristatum Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 88.

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