Pleiotaxis fulva Hiern

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Frequency: Local
Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
Angola
Notes: In Zambia confined to the Mwinilunga area.
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: In dry evergreen Cryptosepalum forest and miombo woodland.
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Worldwide distribution: Angola, DRC and Zambia.
FZ divisions: W
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw
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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.

Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Page 18.

Wild, H. (1972). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 3. Mutisieae. Kirkia 8(2) Page 199.


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


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 fulva.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=200280, retrieved 13 June 2026

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