Leptonychia chrysocarpa K.Schum.

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Status: Native
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Habitat: In secondary forest and gallery forest.
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Worldwide distribution: Congo-Brazzaville, Central African Republic, DR Congo and Sudan-South Sudan.
Botanical divisions: VI,VII
Growth form(s): Shrub over 2 m.
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Literature:

Germain, R. & Bamps, P. (1963). Sterculiaceae Flore du Congo du Ruanda et du Burundi Volume X Page 229.


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


Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-26

The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Leptonychia chrysocarpa.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=263850, retrieved 6 July 2026

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