Pauridiantha viridiflora (Schweinf. ex Hiern) Hepper

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Pauridiantha viridiflora

Photo: Bart Wursten
Just downstream from Yamfira, Lomami River

Pauridiantha viridiflora

Photo: Bart Wursten
Just downstream from Yamfira, Lomami River

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Synonyms: Pamplethantha gilletii (De Wild. & T.Durand) Bremek.
Pamplethantha viridiflora (Schweinf. ex Hiern) Bremek.
Urophyllum eketense Wernham
Urophyllum gilletii De Wild. & T.Durand
Urophyllum viridiflorum Schweinf. ex Hiern
Common names:
Frequency: Common
Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
DR Congo
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: viridiflora: green-flowered
Habitat: In evergreen forest, both on firm ground and in seasonally inundated places, often as a pioneer species in secondary forest.
Altitude range: (metres) 350 - 1640 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Cameroon, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Burundi, Uganda and Angola.
National distribution:
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Images last updated: Thursday 8 May 2025
Literature:

Ntore, S. & Lachenaud, O. (2020). Rubiaceae Tribu XVI Colletoecemateae a XVIII Lasiantheae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Pages 24 - 27. (Includes a picture).


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pauridiantha viridiflora
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pauridiantha viridiflora
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pauridiantha viridiflora
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pauridiantha viridiflora
JSTOR Plant Science: Pauridiantha viridiflora
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pauridiantha viridiflora
Plants of the World Online: Pauridiantha viridiflora
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Wikipedia: Pauridiantha viridiflora


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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Species information: Pauridiantha viridiflora.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=244260, retrieved 18 May 2025

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