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| Frequency: | Rare; only known from 6 collections |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | nyikense: of Nyika, a mountain plateau in Malawi and Zambia. |
| Habitat: | Montane grassland. |
| Altitude range: | 2000 - 2250 m |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | Only known from the Nyika Plateau, Malawi and Zambia |
| Malawi distribution: | N |
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| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 70. Goyder, D.J. (1995). Notes on the African genus Glossostelma Kew Bulletin 50 Pages 545 - 547. (Includes a picture). Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 330 - 332. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 25. |
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