Genlisea africana
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N'Dala source lake, Samununga.
Photo: Bart Wursten
N'Dala source lake, Samununga.
Photo: Bart Wursten
N'Dala source lake, Samununga.
Photo: Bart Wursten
N'Dala source lake, Samununga.
Photo: Bart Wursten
N'Dala source lake, Samununga.
Photo: Bart Wursten
N'Dala source lake, Samununga.
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| Synonyms: |
Genlisea subviridis Hutch. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
For descriptions see World Flora Online |
| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | africana: African |
| Habitat: | Wet grassland and marshes. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1200 - 1500 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, DR Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Angola. |
| FZ divisions: | W,C |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 3 August 2026 |
| Literature: |
Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22 SANBI, Pretoria Page 110. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 58. Meerts, P. et al. (2026). A checklist of the vascular plants of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. PhytoKeys 277 Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 71. Taylor, P. (1972). Lentibulariaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire - Rwanda - Burundi) Jardin Botanique National de Belgique Pages 55 - 58. as subspp. africana and stapfii (Includes a picture). Taylor, P. (1988). Lentibulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(3) Page 40. |
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