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Leptactina platyphylla
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Moribane Forest
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Moribane Forest
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Moribane Forest
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Moribane Forest
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Leptactina hexamera K. Schum. Leptactina surongaensis De Wild. Mussaenda platyphylla Hiern |
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Shrub or small tree. Leaves opposite, oblong-elliptic, 7-30 cm long, sometimes scattered rough, short hairs above, more or less densely velvety beneath margin entire; petiole up to 2 cm long. Stipules leaf-like, up to 2.3 cm long, broadly rounded and narrowing towards the base. Flowers in terminal heads. Calyx densely pubescent with spreading, lanceolate lobes up to 2.1 cm long. Corolla white, densely hairy on the outside; tube slender up to 11 cm long; lobes 5-6, narrowly lanceolate up to 5 cm long. Fruit oblong-ellipsoid or ovoid-subglobose, up to c. 2 cm long, ridged, densely pubescent when young, crowned by the persistent calyx lobes. |
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| Flowering time: | September |
| Worldwide distribution: | Cameroon, CAR, DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique. |
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| Literature: |
Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003). Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3) Pages 539 - 540. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 988. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 1041. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 102. White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Page 478. |
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Flora of Malawi: Leptactina platyphyllaFlora of Mozambique: Leptactina platyphylla
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Leptactina platyphyllaAfrican Plant Database: Leptactina platyphylla
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Leptactina platyphylla
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Leptactina platyphylla
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Leptactina platyphylla
JSTOR Plant Science: Leptactina platyphylla
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Leptactina platyphylla
Plants of the World Online: Leptactina platyphylla
Tropicos: Leptactina platyphylla
Wikipedia: Leptactina platyphylla
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