Ochthocharis dicellandroides (Gilg) Hansen & Wickens

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Ochthocharis dicellandroides

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Yalikina (Itindi), southern bank of the Congo River, Northwest of Isangi

Ochthocharis dicellandroides

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

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Synonyms: Dicellandra gracilis A.Chev.
Dinophora thonneri Cogn.
Medinilla africana Cogn. ex De Wild. & T.Durand
Phaeoneuron dicellandroides Gilg
Phaeoneuron gracile Hutch. & Dalziel
Phaeoneuron gracilis Hutel
Phaeoneuron moloneyi Stapf
Phaeoneuron schweinfurthii Stapf
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Status: Native
Description:
For descriptions see World Flora Online
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Syntypes from Cameroon and Central Africa
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Habitat: In moist places.
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Worldwide distribution: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Zambia and Angola.
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Growth form(s): Perennial, shrub under 2 m.
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Images last updated: Wednesday 21 May 2025
Literature:

Fernandes, R. & A. (1978). Melastomataceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 272 - 274. As Phaeoneuron dicellandroides (Includes a picture).


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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Ochthocharis dicellandroides.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=191720, retrieved 30 July 2025

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