Asclepias minor (S. Moore) Goyder

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Synonyms:	Odontostelma welwitschii Rendle Schizoglossum welwitschii (Rendle) N.E. Br.
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Status:	Native
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Habitat:	In seasonally waterlogged grassland.
Altitude range: (metres)	1200 - 1500 m
Flowering time:	Oct - Nov
Worldwide distribution:	Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe distribution:	C
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Literature:	Goyder, D.J. (2009). A synopsis of Asclepias (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) in tropical Africa Kew Bulletin 64 Page 392. Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Page 274. 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 22. as Schizoglossum welwitschii

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