Leptonychia semlikensis Engl.

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Status: Native
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Habitat: In evergreen forest and gallery forest, often in marshy places.
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Worldwide distribution: DR Congo and Uganda.
Botanical divisions: IX
Growth form(s): Shrub over 2 m, shrub under 2 m.
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Literature:

Germain, R. & Bamps, P. (1963). Sterculiaceae Flore du Congo du Ruanda et du Burundi Volume X Pages 231 - 232.


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


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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Leptonychia semlikensis.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=263880, retrieved 6 July 2026

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