Floscopa africana (P.Beauv.) C.B.Clarke [Agg]

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Worldwide distribution: Gamia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea islands, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Cabinda, Congo-Brazzaville, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda , Uganda an
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Literature:

Malaise, P. (1988). Commelinaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume IV Pages 138 - 139. (Includes a picture).

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 86.


Other sources of information about Floscopa africana:

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Flora of Burundi: Floscopa africana
Flora of Rwanda: Floscopa africana

External websites:

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


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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Floscopa africana.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=239930, retrieved 13 September 2025

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