Rinorea brachypetala (Turcz.) Kuntze

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Synonyms: Alsodeia aucuparia Welw. ex Oliv.
Alsodeia brachypetala Turcz.
Alsodeia congensis (Engl.) T.Durand & H.Durand
Alsodeia dawei Sprague
Alsodeia poggei (Engl.) T.Durand & H.Durand
Alsodeia stuhlmannii Engl.
Rinorea aucuparia (Welw. ex Oliv.) Kuntze
Rinorea brachypetala (Turcz.) Kuntze var. velutina Taton
Rinorea congensis Engl.
Rinorea dawei (Sprague) M.Brandt
Rinorea kemoensis A.Chev.
Rinorea moandensis De Wild.
Rinorea pallidiviridis De Wild.
Rinorea poggei Engl.
Rinorea seretii De Wild.
Rinorea stuhlmannii (Engl.) Engl.
Rinorea varia Chipp
Rinorea verschuerenii De Wild.
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Status: Native
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Habitat: In forest and savanna.
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Worldwide distribution: Widespread from West Africa to Sudan and South to Angola and Zambia.
FZ divisions: N
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Lp
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Literature:

Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 310. (Includes a picture).

Maquet, P. (1983). Violaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Page 432. (Includes a picture).

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 240.

Robson, N.K.B. (1960). Violaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Page 251. As Rinorea poggei

Taton, A. (1969). Violaceae Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles Pages 53 - 56. as var. brachypetala and var. velutina (Includes a picture).


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Rinorea brachypetala
African Plant Database: Rinorea brachypetala
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Rinorea brachypetala
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Wikipedia: Rinorea brachypetala


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: Rinorea brachypetala.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=193290, retrieved 20 May 2026

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