Begonia brevibracteata Kupicha

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Status:	Native
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Derivation of specific name:	brevibracteata: with short bracts
Habitat:	Growing in shaded rock crevices and on rocks by water.
Altitude range:	850 - 1680 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Only known from Southern Malawi
Malawi distribution:	S
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Endemic status:	Endemic
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Literature:	Kupicha, F.K. (1978). Begoniaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 504 - 505. (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2002). Endemics of Mt. Mulanje. The endemic spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi Systematics and Geography of Plants 72 Page 20. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 61.

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