Virectaria major (K.Schum.) Verdc.
subsp. major

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Virectaria major subsp. major

Photo: Bart Wursten
Lake Kitandara Bwindi Camp, Uganda

Virectaria major subsp. major

Photo: Bart Wursten
Lake Kitandara Bwindi Camp, Uganda

Virectaria major subsp. major

Photo: Bart Wursten
Lake Kitandara Bwindi Camp, Uganda

Virectaria major subsp. major

Photo: Bart Wursten
Lake Kitandara Bwindi Camp, Uganda

Virectaria major subsp. major

Photo: Bart Wursten
Lake Kitandara Bwindi Camp, Uganda

Virectaria major subsp. major

Photo: Bart Wursten
Uwinka Visitor Centre, Nyungwe Forest National Park, Nyamasheke

Virectaria major subsp. major

Photo: Bart Wursten
Uwinka Visitor Centre, Nyungwe Forest National Park, Nyamasheke

Virectaria major subsp. major

Photo: Bart Wursten
Uwinka Visitor Centre, Nyungwe Forest National Park, Nyamasheke

Virectaria major subsp. major

Photo: Bart Wursten
Uwinka Visitor Centre, Nyungwe Forest National Park, Nyamasheke

Virectaria major subsp. major

Photo: Bart Wursten
Uwinka Visitor Centre, Nyungwe Forest National Park, Nyamasheke

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Synonyms: Pentas fililoba K. Krause
Virecta kaessneri S. Moore
Virecta major K. Schum.
Virectaria kaessneri (S. Moore) Bremek.
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Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
For description see World Flora Online
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Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: Swamp forest margins, streamsides in evergreen forest and damp ditches in derived vegetation.
Altitude range: (metres)
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Worldwide distribution: Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia.
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Growth form(s): Shrub over 2 m, shrub under 2 m.
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Literature:

Bridson, D., Troupin, G. & Verdcourt, B. (1985). Rubiaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume III Pages 228 - 231. (Includes a picture).

Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003). Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3) Pages 442 - 444. (Includes a picture).

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 94.

White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. Page 425. As Virectaria major


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Flora of Rwanda: Virectaria major subsp. major
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Virectaria major
African Plant Database: Virectaria major
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Virectaria major
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Virectaria major
JSTOR Plant Science: Virectaria major
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Virectaria major
Plants of the World Online: Virectaria major
Tropicos: Virectaria major
Wikipedia: Virectaria major


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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Virectaria major subsp. major.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=202870, retrieved 1 August 2025

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