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Canarina elegantissima T.C.E.Fr. |
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Epiphytic or terrestrial herb with climbing or pendent stems up to several meters long. White latex present. Leaves opposite or 3-whorled, triangular-ovate, 2.5-10 cm long; margin bluntly to sharply dentate to double dentate; petiole generally less than half the length of the lamina, not coiled. Hypanthium obconical, 6-ribbed; calyx lobes 1.8-3.8 cm long. Corolla, funnel-shaped, 4.3-7.6 cm long, orange to orange-red with darker veins. |
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DRC |
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| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Pages 552 - 553. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 77. Reekmans, M. (1985). Campanulaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume III Pages 515 - 517. (Includes a picture). Thulin, M. (1977). Campanulaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Botanic Garden Meise, Belgium Pages 3 - 5. (Includes a picture). Thulin, M. (1983). Campanulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 88 - 89. (Includes a picture). |