Memecylon erythranthum Gilg
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The occurrence in FZ area is based on Swynnerton 190 (BM). There is doubt this is correctly identified. This species is otherwise only known from the East Usambara, Nguru and Uluguru mountains of Tanzania, and the Shimba Hills of southeastern Kenya. (R.D. Stone, pers.comm., October 2018). |
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Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 264.
Fernandes, R. & A. (1978). Melastomataceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 225.
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 61.
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Memecylon erythranthum
Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-23
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Memecylon erythranthum. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=142630, retrieved 2 February 2023
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