Iphigenia pauciflora Martelli

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Synonyms: Helonias guineensis Thonn.
Iphigenia abyssinica Chiov.
Iphigenia ledermannii Engl. & Krause
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Status: Native
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Habitat: In grassland, dambos, woodland and at the base of rocky hills.
Altitude range: (metres) 350 - 1800 m
Flowering time: Dec-Mar
Worldwide distribution: Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Burkina, Niger, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Chad, Sudan-South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.
FZ divisions: N
Growth form(s): Perennial.
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Literature:

La Croix, I. (2009). Colchicaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2) Page 193. not citing Zambia

Vollesen, K. & Merrett, L. (2019). Field Guide to the (wetter) Zambian Miombo Woodland. Part 1 (Ferns & Monocots) GVPedia Communications Page 127. (Includes a picture).


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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Iphigenia pauciflora.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=229210, retrieved 22 July 2025

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