Hypolytrum testui Cherm.

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Yalikina (Itindi), southern bank of the Congo River, Northwest of Isangi

Synonyms:	Mapania afroorientalis Lye
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Status:	Native
Description:	For descriptions see World Flora Online
Type location:	Gabon
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Habitat:	In wet evergreen forest and along water courses.
Altitude range: (metres)	Up to 1100 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo-Brazzvile, Cabinda, DR Congo and Tanzania
Botanical divisions:	I,II,III,IV,VI,VII,IX
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Images last updated:	Monday 20 April 2026
Literature:	Larridon, I., Reynders, M. & Thery, P. (2020). Cyperaceae; Introduction et Tribu I. Hypolytreae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 32 - 34. (Includes a picture).

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