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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrubby herb up to 2 m high. |
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| Habitat: | Most places in evergreen forest, on exposed slopes and in dry bush. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa as far as Malawi. |
| FZ divisions: | N,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Fernandes, R. & A. (1961). Contribution to the knowledge of the MELASTOMATOIDEAE of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Kirkia 1 Page 75. |