Rinorea welwitschii (Oliv.) Kuntze
subsp. welwitschii

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Synonyms: Alsodeia dupuisii (Engl.) T.Durand & H.Durand
Rinorea banguensis Engl.
Rinorea dupuisii Engl.
Rinorea elliotii Engl.
Rinorea glaucophylla Chipp
Rinorea hirtella Mildbr.
Rinorea kerkhovenii De Wild.
Rinorea mongalaensis De Wild.
Rinorea punctata Chipp
Rinorea thonneri De Wild.
Rinorea variifolia De Wild.
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Status: Native
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Derivation of specific name: welwitschii: named after the Austrian botanist, Friedrich Martin Welwitsch (1806-1872)
Habitat: In gallery forest, riverine forest, secondary forest and marshy places.
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Worldwide distribution: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Zambia and Angola.
Botanical divisions: II,III,IV,V,VI
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Literature:

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 626. (Includes a picture).

Robson, N.K.B. (1960). Violaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 251 - 252.

Taton, A. (1969). Violaceae Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles Pages 59 - 62. as R. welwitschii (Includes a picture).


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Rinorea welwitschii
African Plant Database: Rinorea welwitschii
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Rinorea welwitschii
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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Rinorea welwitschii subsp. welwitschii.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=193300, retrieved 20 May 2026

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