Gnidia kraussiana Meisn.
var. mollissima (E.A.Bruce) A.Robyns

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Synonyms: Lasiosiphon kraussianus (Meisn.) Meisn. var. mollissimus (E.A.Bruce) Olaniyan
Lasiosiphon mollissimus E.A.Bruce
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Status: Native
Description:
Distinguished from var. kraussiana: Inflorescence sessile or subsessile; bracts densely appressed sericeus pilose.
Type location:
Zambia, Mbala
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Habitat: Protea grassland, dambo, miombo woodland
Altitude range: (metres) 1600 - 1700 m
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Worldwide distribution: Zambia, Angola, D. R. Congo
Botanical divisions: XI
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Literature:

Peterson, B. (updated by Verdcourt, B.) (2006). Thymelaeaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 107 - 110.

Robyns, A. (1975). Thymelaeaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire - Rwanda - Burundi) Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 53 - 54.


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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Gnidia kraussiana var. mollissima.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=190600, retrieved 20 May 2026

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