Pterygota mildbraedii Engl.

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Synonyms: Pterygota schumanniana Engl.
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Status: Native
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Derivation of specific name: mildbraedii: after Gottfried Wilhelm Johannes Mildbraed (1879-1954), German explorer, botanist and plant collector, specializing in bryophytes and pteridophytes. He was Keeper at the Berlin Botanical Museum from 1913.
Habitat: In evergreen forest.
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Worldwide distribution: Togo, Cameroon, DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia.
Botanical divisions: V,VIII,IX
Growth form(s): Tree.
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Literature:

Germain, R. & Bamps, P. (1963). Sterculiaceae Flore du Congo du Ruanda et du Burundi Volume X Pages 261 - 264.

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 159.

Troupin, G. (1983). Sterculiaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Page 408. (Includes a picture).

Wild, H. (1960-1). Sterculiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Page 561.


Other sources of information about Pterygota mildbraedii:

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Flora of Burundi: Pterygota mildbraedii
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Pterygota mildbraedii
Flora of Mozambique: Pterygota mildbraedii
Flora of Rwanda: Pterygota mildbraedii
Flora of Zambia: Pterygota mildbraedii

External websites:

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


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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Pterygota mildbraedii.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=194080, retrieved 27 June 2026

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