Gomphocarpus praticolus (S. Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
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Upland miombo woodland
Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr.
Jan 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
Upland miombo woodland
Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr.
Jan 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
Upland miombo woodland
Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr.
Jan 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
Upland miombo woodland
Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr.
Jan 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
Upland miombo woodland
Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr.
Jan 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
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Synonyms:
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Asclepias friesii Schltr. Asclepias katangensis S. Moore Asclepias moorei De Wild. Asclepias praticola S. Moore Gomphocarpus praticolus (S. Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Type location:
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Angola |
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Habitat:
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Altitude range: |
1500 - 2200 m |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Angola, southern DRC, southern Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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N,W |
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Spot characters:
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Content last updated: |
Monday 14 February 2022 |
Literature:
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Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 70.
Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 300 - 302. (Includes a picture).
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-23
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.
(2023).
Flora of Zambia: Species information: Gomphocarpus praticolus. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=185760, retrieved 4 October 2023
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