Heisteria parvifolia
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Just downstream from Yamfira, Lomami River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Just downstream from Yamfira, Lomami River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Just downstream from Yamfira, Lomami River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Just downstream from Yamfira, Lomami River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Just downstream from Yamfira, Lomami River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Yaekela
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| Synonyms: |
Acrolobus parvifolia Klotzsch Acrolobus schoenleinii Klotzsch Phanerocalyx batesii S.Moore Phanerocalyx talbotiorum S.Moore Rhaptostylum parvifolium (Sm.) Kuntze |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
For description see World Flora Online |
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| Derivation of specific name: | parvifolia: with small leaves. |
| Habitat: | In understorey of evergreen forest both on dry ground as well as in seasonally inundated forest. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | In West and Central Tropical Africa as far as western Uganda and northern Angola. |
| Botanical divisions: | II,III,IV,VI,VII,VIII |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 6 May 2025 |
| Literature: |
Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22 SANBI, Pretoria Page 125. Louis, J. & Leonard, J. (1948). Olacaceae Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi Volume I Pages 254 - 255. |
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Flora of Angola: Heisteria parvifoliaFlora of Uganda: Heisteria parvifolia
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Heisteria parvifoliaAfrican Plant Database: Heisteria parvifolia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Heisteria parvifolia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Heisteria parvifolia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Heisteria parvifolia
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iNaturalist: Heisteria parvifolia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Heisteria parvifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Heisteria parvifolia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Heisteria parvifolia
Plants of the World Online: Heisteria parvifolia
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Wikipedia: Heisteria parvifolia