Scaphopetalum thonneri De Wild. & T.Durand
var. thonneri

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Bomane, Aruwimi River.

Synonyms:	Scaphopetalum monophysca K.Schum.
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Status:	Native
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Habitat:	In understorey of evergreen forest and semideciduous forest.
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Worldwide distribution:	Cameroon, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville and DR Congo
Botanical divisions:	IV,VI
Growth form(s):	Shrub over 2 m, shrub under 2 m.
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Images last updated:	Saturday 20 June 2026
Literature:	Germain, R. & Bamps, P. (1963). Sterculiaceae Flore du Congo du Ruanda et du Burundi Volume X Pages 213 - 214.

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