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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
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| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | taitensis: of the Taita Hills in Kenya, where the type of the species was collected. occidentalis: western, referring to the relative location of this subsp. |
| Habitat: | In woodland and wooded grassland, often dominated by Colophospermum mopane, open rocky slopes, river fringes, roadsides and on eroded soils. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 150 - 1325 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Western Angola and northwestern Namibia. |
| Provinces: | BE,BO,CS, CU,HI,NA |
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| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - least concern |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Darbyshire, I., Manzitto-Tripp, E.A. & Chase, F.M. (2021). A taxonomic revision of Acanthaceae tribe Barlerieae in Angola and Namibia. Part 2 Kew Bulletin 76 Pages 174 - 177. (Includes a picture). Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22 SANBI, Pretoria Page 22. as var. occidentalis and also as. B. rogersii |