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Memecylon buchananii Gilg Memecylon sansibaricum Taub. var. buchananii (Gilg) A. & R. Fern. Memecylon sp. (Dowsett-Lemaire 450) sensu Dowsett-Lemaire, Bull. Jard Bot. Nat. Belg 59: 20 (1989) Memecylon sp. A of FZ 4:228 (Chapman 2231) |
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| Notes: | Memecylon sp. A of FZ is based on Chapman 2231 (FHO). That specimen has not been seen but Dowsett-Lemaire 479 (BR, K) from the same locality (Uzumara forest, northern Malawi) is currently identified as Warneckea sansibarica. (R.D. Stone pers. comm. with Bart Wursten, October 2018). |
| Derivation of specific name: | sansibaricum: from Zanzibar; buchananii: after John Buchanan (1855 – 1896), Scottish horticulturist, missionary, farmer and plant collector in Malawi, who became Acting British Consul to Central Africa. https://en.wikiped |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
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Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 713. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 86. as Warneckea sansibaricum Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 20. As Memecylon sp. (Dowsett-Lemaire 450) Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 264. As Memecylon sansibaricum Fernandes, R. & A. (1978). Melastomataceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 226 - 228. As Memecylon sansibaricum buchananii (Includes a picture). Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 166. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 61. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 120. as Memecylon sansibaricum |
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