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Status: | Introduced, cultivated |
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Notes: | Widely cultivated in gardens as an ornamental plant. It has a tendency to escape and become naturalized and even has been reported as becoming invasive in seasonally dry areas. |
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Habitat: | Possibly naturalized in grassland and woodland. |
Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1500 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | Native in Madagascar; introduced as an ornamental plant and sometimes escaping. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | C |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 17 - 18. (Includes a picture). |
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