Pterygota mildbraedii Engl.

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Synonyms: Pterygota schumanniana Engl.
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Description: For descriptions see World Flora Online
Notes: Cultivated in the Zomba Botanic Garden. Specimen Mrs R W Kettlewell 3, dated 19th May 1960, in SRGH.
Derivation of specific name: mildbraedii: after Gottfried Wilhelm Johannes Mildbraed (1879-1954), German explorer, botanist and plant collector, specializing in bryophytes and pteridophytes. He was Keeper at the Berlin Botanical Museum from 1913.
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Worldwide distribution: Togo, Cameroon, DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia.
Growth form(s): Tree.
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Literature:

Germain, R. & Bamps, P. (1963). Sterculiaceae Flore du Congo du Ruanda et du Burundi Volume X Pages 261 - 264.

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 159.

Troupin, G. (1983). Sterculiaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Page 408. (Includes a picture).

Wild, H. (1960-1). Sterculiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Page 561.

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Flora of Burundi: Pterygota mildbraedii
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Flora of Mozambique: Pterygota mildbraedii
Flora of Rwanda: Pterygota mildbraedii
Flora of Zambia: Pterygota mildbraedii

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pterygota mildbraedii
African Plant Database: Pterygota mildbraedii
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pterygota mildbraedii
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2026). Flora of Malawi: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Pterygota mildbraedii.
https://www.malawiflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=194080, retrieved 4 July 2026

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