Peddiea rapaneoides Gilg ex Engl.

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Synonyms: Peddiea bambuseti Gilg
Common names:
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
For descriptions see World Flora Online
Type location:
Rwanda
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: rapaneoides: resembling Rapanea, a genus in the family Myrsinaceae.
Habitat: In primary and secundary montane evergreen forest and gallery forest.
Altitude range: (metres) 1900 - 2900 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Eastern DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda and western Uganda.
Botanical divisions: IX
Growth form(s): Tree, shrub over 2 m, shrub under 2 m.
Endemic status: Near Endemic
Red data list status: Lower Risk - near threatened
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Literature:

Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 308. (Includes a picture).

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 237.

Robyns, A. (1975). Thymelaeaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire - Rwanda - Burundi) Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 28 - 30. (Includes a picture).

Sosef, M.S.M., Gereau, R.E., Luke, Q., Ntore, S., Simo-Droissart, M., Stevart, T. & Tack, W. (2021). Red List of the endemic and subendemic Trees of Central Africa. Botanic Garden Meise, Belgium Page 303. (Includes a picture).

Troupin, G. (1983). Thymelaeaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Pages 417 - 419. (Includes a picture).


Other sources of information about Peddiea rapaneoides:

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Flora of Burundi: Peddiea rapaneoides
Flora of Rwanda: Peddiea rapaneoides

External websites:

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


Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-25

The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Peddiea rapaneoides.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=243520, retrieved 8 November 2025

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