Coleotrype laurentii K.Schum.

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Bomane, Aruwimi River

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Status:	Native
Description:	For descriptions see World Flora Online
Type location:	Syntypes Cameroon and DR Congo
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Derivation of specific name:	laurentii: after Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (April 12 1748 – September 17 1836), a French botanist.
Habitat:	In moist evergreen forest.
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Worldwide distribution:	Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Uganda and Tanzania
Botanical divisions:	VI
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Images last updated:	Monday 8 September 2025
Literature:	Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 33 - 35. (Includes a picture). Van den Burg, J.W. & Bidault, E. (2020). Commelinaceae Flore du Gabon 55 Pages 16 - 17. (Includes a picture).

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