Ammannia aegyptiaca Willd.

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Synonyms: Ammannia baccifera L. subsp. aegyptiaca (Willd.) Koehne
Ammannia crassissima Koehne
Ammannia salicifolia Monti ex Blume
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Egypt
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Derivation of specific name: baccifera: bearing berries
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Literature:

Fernandes, A. (1978). Lythraceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 308 - 309. as Ammannia baccifera subsp. aegyptiaca

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 59. as Ammannia baccifera subsp. aegyptiaca


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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Ammannia aegyptiaca.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=141530, retrieved 5 December 2025

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