Gomphocarpus praticolus
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Upland miombo woodland
Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr.
Jan 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
Upland miombo woodland
Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr.
Jan 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
Upland miombo woodland
Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr.
Jan 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
Upland miombo woodland
Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr.
Jan 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
Upland miombo woodland
Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr.
Jan 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
Habit
Brachystegia woodland
Kaputa GMA, Nsama District,
Apr 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
Inflorescence
Brachystegia woodland
Kaputa GMA, Nsama District
Apr 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Brachystegia woodland
Kaputa GMA, Nsama District
Apr 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Brachystegia woodland
Kaputa GMA, Nsama District
Apr 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
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: | Native |
| Description: |
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| Type location: |
Angola |
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| Habitat: | Upland grassland or open Brachystegia/Uapaca woodland on sandy or rocky ground. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1500 - 2400 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, southern DRC, southern Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. |
| FZ divisions: | N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
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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