Mechowia grandiflora Schinz

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Rio Cunde, Luchazes, Angola

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Status:	Native
Description:	For descriptions see World Flora Online
Type location:	Angola
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Derivation of specific name:	grandiflora: large flowered
Habitat:	In Brachystegia woodland, along roadsides and on woody rocky hill sides often on clay loam or sandy soils.
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Worldwide distribution:	DR Congo, Zambia and Angola.
Botanical divisions:	IV,XI
Growth form(s):	Perennial.
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Images last updated:	Wednesday 25 June 2025
Literature:	Hauman, L. (1951). Amaranthaceae Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi Volume II Page 40. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 20. Townsend, C.C. (1988). Amaranthaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(1) Pages 99 - 101. (Includes a picture).

Flora of Zambia: Mechowia grandiflora

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Mechowia grandiflora
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