Melastomastrum capitatum
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Nyungwe Forest National Park, Nyamasheke
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nyungwe Forest National Park, Nyamasheke
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nyungwe Forest National Park, Nyamasheke
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nyungwe Forest National Park, Nyamasheke
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| Synonyms: |
Dissotis capitata (Vahl) Hook.f. Dissotis erecta (Guill. & Perr.) Dandy Heterotis capitata (Vahl) Benth. Heterotis vogelii Benth. Melastoma capitatum Vahl Melastomastrum capitatum (Vahl) A.Fern. & R.Fern. var. silvaticum Jacq.-Fél. Melastomastrum erectum (Guill. & Perr.) Naudin Tristemma capitatum (Vahl) Triana Tristemma erectum Guill. & Perr. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
For descriptions see World Flora Online |
| Type location: |
a cultivated specimens at Kew |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Burkina, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan-South Sudan, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia and Angola. |
| Provinces: | BE,CN,LS,MA,MO,UI |
| Growth form(s): | Perennial, shrub under 2 m. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Fernandes, R. & A. (1961). Contribution to the knowledge of the MELASTOMATOIDEAE of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Kirkia 1 Page 69. Fernandes, R. & A. (1978). Melastomataceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 237 - 238. Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22 SANBI, Pretoria Page 118. Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 626. (Includes a picture). Maquet, P. (1983). Melastomataceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Page 522. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 162. |
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