Oxygonum fruticosum Dammer ex Milne-Redh.

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Status: Native
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Derivation of specific name: fruticosum: shrubby or becoming shrubby
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Worldwide distribution: DR Congo, Zambia and Angola.
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Literature:

Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22 SANBI, Pretoria Page 134.

Nogueira, I., Ortiz, S. & Paiva, J.A.R. (2006). Polygonaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 25 - 27. (Includes a picture).


Other sources of information about Oxygonum fruticosum:

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Flora of Angola: Oxygonum fruticosum
Flora of Zambia: Oxygonum fruticosum

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Oxygonum fruticosum
African Plant Database: Oxygonum fruticosum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Oxygonum fruticosum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Oxygonum fruticosum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Oxygonum fruticosum
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iNaturalist: Oxygonum fruticosum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Oxygonum fruticosum
JSTOR Plant Science: Oxygonum fruticosum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Oxygonum fruticosum
Plants of the World Online: Oxygonum fruticosum
Tropicos: Oxygonum fruticosum
Wikipedia: Oxygonum fruticosum


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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Oxygonum fruticosum.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=191000, retrieved 17 September 2026

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