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Canarina eminii
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Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda
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Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda
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| Synonyms: |
Canarina elegantissima T.C.E.Fr. |
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| Frequency: | Rare and localized |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Epiphytic or terrestrial herb with climbing or pendent stems up to several meters long. White latex present. Leaves opposite or 3-whorled, triangular-ovate, 2.5-10 cm long; margin bluntly to sharply dentate to double dentate; petiole generally less than half the length of the lamina, not coiled. Hypanthium obconical, 6-ribbed; calyx lobes 1.8-3.8 cm long. Corolla, funnel-shaped, 4.3-7.6 cm long, orange to orange-red with darker veins. |
| Notes: | In Malawi only known from the Misuku Hills, where this species reaches its most southern limit in Eastern Africa. |
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| Habitat: | In (sub)montane and riverine forest, sometimes among rocks. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi. |
| Malawi distribution: | N |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 7 July 2022 |
| Literature: |
Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Pages 552 - 553. (Includes a picture). Reekmans, M. (1985). Campanulaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume III Pages 515 - 517. (Includes a picture). Thulin, M. (1977). Campanulaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Botanic Garden Meise, Belgium Pages 3 - 5. (Includes a picture). Thulin, M. (1983). Campanulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 88 - 89. (Includes a picture). |
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Canarina eminii
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