Gomphocarpus praticolus (S. Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
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Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr., Muchinga Province
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr., Muchinga Province
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr., Muchinga Province
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr., Muchinga Province
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr., Muchinga Province
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Synonyms:
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Asclepias friesii Schltr. Asclepias katangensis S. Moore Asclepias moorei De Wild. Asclepias praticola S. Moore Gomphocarpus praticolus (S. Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Habitat:
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Upland grassland or open Brachystegia/Uapaca woodland on sandy or rocky ground. |
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1500 - 2400 m |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Angola, southern DRC, southern Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. |
Malawi distribution:
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N |
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Spot characters:
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Literature:
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Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 70.
Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 300 - 302. (Includes a picture).
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-23
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Malawi: Species information: Gomphocarpus praticolus. https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=185760, retrieved 30 September 2023
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