Synonyms: |
Neorosea suffruticosa (Hutch.) N.Hallé Tricalysia pachystigma K.Schum. var. praecox K.Schum. Tricalysia suffruticosa Hutch. |
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Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
For descriptions see World Flora Online |
Type location: |
Zambia, Solwezi |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | suffruticosa: growing as a suffrutex. |
Habitat: | In Brachystegia-Cryptosepalum woodland on Kalahari sand, plateau miombo and sometimes on margins of dambos. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 1000 - 1450 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | DR Congo, Zambia and Angola. |
Botanical divisions: | XI |
Growth form(s): | Shrub under 2 m. |
Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003). Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3) Pages 514 - 515. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 92. Robbrecht, E. (1978). Sericanthe, a new African genus of Rubiaceae Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 48(1/2) Pages 60 - 63. White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. Page 423. as Tricalysia suffruticosa |