Distimake verdcourtianus (Lejoly & Lisowski) A.R.Simões & Mwanga Mwanga

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Synonyms: Merremia verdcourtiana Lejoly & Lisowski
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Status: Native
Description:
For descriptions see World Flora Online
Type location:
DR Congo, Katanga
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: verdcourtianus: after Bernard Verdcourt (1925-2011), botanist, taxonomist and author of many family treatments in Flora Zambesiaca and Flora of Tropical East Africa.
Habitat: In woodland
Altitude range: (metres) 1050 - 1350 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Only known from Haut-Katanga in DR Congo.
Botanical divisions: XI
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Endemic status: Endemic
Red data list status: Endangered
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Literature:

Mwanga Mwanga, I.J.-C., Sosef, M.S.M. & Simoes, A.R.G., (2022). Convolvulaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 92 - 94. Protologue as Distimake (Includes a picture).


Other sources of information about Distimake verdcourtianus:

External websites:

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


Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-26

The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Distimake verdcourtianus.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=260230, retrieved 17 April 2026

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