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Status: | Native |
Description: |
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Type location: |
DR Congo |
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Habitat: | Primary and secondary evergreen rainforest and gallery forest. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 300 - 1000 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | RD Congo and western Uganda. |
Botanical divisions: | VI,VII,VIII |
Growth form(s): | Shrub over 2 m. |
Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
Red data list status: | Lower Risk - near threatened |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
De Block, P. (1998). The African species of Ixora (Rubiaceae - Pavetteae) Opera Botanica Belgica 9 National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Meise. Pages 154 - 155. (Includes a picture). De Block, P. (2020). Rubiaceae Tribu V. Ixorae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 32 - 33. (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 235. (Includes a picture). |