Dissotis ruandensis Engl.

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Nyungwe Forest National Park, Nyamasheke.

Synonyms:	Feliciotis ruandensis (Engl.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit
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Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:
Type location:	Rwanda
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	ruandensis: of Ruanda (now Rwanda), where the type specimena was collected.
Habitat:	Wet grassland and swampy places.
Altitude range: (metres)	1400 - 2400 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	Eastern DR Congo, Burundi and Rwanda.
Botanical divisions:	IX
Growth form(s):	Perennial, shrub under 2 m.
Endemic status:	Near Endemic
Red data list status:
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Literature:	Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 546. (Includes a picture). Maquet, P. (1983). Melastomataceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Page 516. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 162.

Flora of Burundi: Dissotis ruandensis
Flora of Rwanda: Dissotis ruandensis

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