Polyscias kivuensis Bamps

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Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
DR Congo.
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Habitat: Rainforest, secondary forest and clearings.
Altitude range: (metres) 800 - 1800 m
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Worldwide distribution: Only known from eastern DR Congo.
Botanical divisions: IX
Growth form(s): Tree.
Endemic status: Endemic
Red data list status: Endangered
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Literature:

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 46. (Includes a picture).


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External websites:

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


Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-25

The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Species information: Polyscias kivuensis.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=253990, retrieved 30 June 2025

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