Xysmalobium holubii Scott-Elliot

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Cuanavale source lake, Moxico.

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Status:	Native
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Derivation of specific name:	holubii: after Dr Emil Holub (1847-1902), Czech author, physician, naturalist and explorer in Southern Africa.
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Worldwide distribution:	Angola, Gabon, Congo Brazzaville, CAR, DRC, Zambia and western Zimbabwe.
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Images last updated:	Monday 17 August 2026
Literature:	Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22 SANBI, Pretoria Page 39. Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 317 - 318. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 54.

Flora of Burundi: Xysmalobium holubii
Flora of the DRC: Xysmalobium holubii
Flora of Zambia: Xysmalobium holubii
Flora of Zimbabwe: Xysmalobium holubii

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