| Synonyms: |
Dischistocalyx togoensis Lindau Ruellia ardeicollis Benoist Stenoschista togoensis (Lindau) Bremek. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
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| Type location: |
Togo |
| Notes: | Not listed in Figueiredo & Smith (2008). |
| Derivation of specific name: | togoensis: of Togo in West Africa, where the type specimen was collected. |
| Habitat: | In seasonally moist forest with Khaya anthotheca and Milicia excelsa or Scrub forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 380 - 1160 m |
| Flowering time: | Dec-Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, DR Congo and Angola. |
| Provinces: | CN,MA,NA |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - least concern |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Darbyshire I., Tchamba J. & Manzitto-Tripp, E.A. (2023). A synopsis of Ruellia (Acanthaceae) in Angola, including two species new to science Rheedea, Journal of the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy 33(4) Pages 255 - 257. (Includes a picture). Meerts, P. et al. (2026). A checklist of the vascular plants of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. PhytoKeys 277 |