Pleiotaxis rugosa O. Hoffm.

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Frequency: Probably rare in Zambia.
Status: Native
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Notes: Apparently only known from one specimen, Fanshawe 7046 (NDO)
Derivation of specific name: rugosa: with a wrinkled surface (rugose).
Habitat: On Kalahari sand.
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Worldwide distribution: Angola, DRC and Zambia.
FZ divisions: B
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Literature:

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

Wild, H. (1972). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 3. Mutisieae. Kirkia 8(2) Pages 195 - 196.


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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pleiotaxis rugosa
African Plant Database: Pleiotaxis rugosa
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pleiotaxis rugosa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pleiotaxis rugosa
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Pleiotaxis rugosa
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iNaturalist: Pleiotaxis rugosa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pleiotaxis rugosa
JSTOR Plant Science: Pleiotaxis rugosa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pleiotaxis rugosa
Plants of the World Online: Pleiotaxis rugosa
Tropicos: Pleiotaxis rugosa
Wikipedia: Pleiotaxis rugosa


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: Pleiotaxis rugosa.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=200240, retrieved 13 June 2026

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