Whitfieldia elongata (P. Beauv.) C.B. Clarke

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Whitfieldia elongata

Photo: Mark Hyde
Near to the National Herbarium building, Harare

Whitfieldia elongata

Photo: Mark Hyde
Near to the National Herbarium building, Harare

Whitfieldia elongata

Photo: Mark Hyde
Near to the National Herbarium building, Harare

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Common names: White candles (English)
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Literature:

Vollesen, K. (2013). Acanthaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 8(5) Pages 174 - 175. (Includes a picture).

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Flora of Zambia: Whitfieldia elongata

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Whitfieldia elongata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Whitfieldia elongata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Whitfieldia elongata
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Whitfieldia elongata
JSTOR Plant Science: Whitfieldia elongata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Whitfieldia elongata
Plants of the World Online: Whitfieldia elongata
Tropicos: Whitfieldia elongata
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Whitfieldia elongata.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=163280, retrieved 20 April 2024

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