Marsdenia latifolia (Benth.) K. Schum.

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Synonyms:	Gongronema latifolium Benth. Marsdenia glabriflora Benth. Marsdenia leonensis Benth. Marsdenia profusa N.E. Br. Marsdenia racemosa K. Schum.
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Status:	Native
Description:
Type location:	São Tomé
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Derivation of specific name:	latifolia: with brad leaves.
Habitat:	In over riverine forest or thicket.
Altitude range:	1000 - 1600 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Widespread from West Africa to Uganda and Tanzania, and south to Zambia and Angola.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):	B,N,S
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Literature:	Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 73 - 74. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 25. as Gongronema latifolium

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Marsdenia latifolia
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