Fadogia fuchsioides Welw. ex Oliv.
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Moffat's farm
Nov 2002
Photo: Mike Bingham
Habit
Miombo woodland
Kasempa Distr.
Jan 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flowers
Miombo woodland
Kasempa Distr.
Jan 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flowers
Miombo woodland
Kasempa Distr.
Jan 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
Synonyms:
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Temnocalyx fuchsioides Welw. ex Oliv
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Common and widespread |
Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Suffrutex 0.3-1.5 m tall. Leaves 3-4-whorled. Inflorescence glabrous, 1-3-flowered, peduncle, calyx and corolla in bud red; corolla tube straight, 1.4-2.7 cm long, lobes pale cream to yellow inside, contrasting sharply in the open flower with the red colour of outer parts. Style 28-34 mm long, pollen presenter large, broadly obconic-coroniform. |
Type location:
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Angola |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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Habitat:
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Higher rainfall miombo and Kalahari woodland, rocky outcrops. |
Altitude range: |
1200 - 1500 m |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Zambia, Angola, D. R. Congo, Tanzania, Malawi |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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N,W,C |
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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Nw,Cb,N,Lk |
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Endemic status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Content last updated: |
Monday 24 October 2022 |
Literature:
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Bridson, D.M. (1998). Rubiaceae, Part 2 Flora Zambesiaca 5(2) Page 281.
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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: Fadogia fuchsioides. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=202410, retrieved 7 February 2023
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