Asclepias nuttii N.E. Br.

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Frequency:	Rare; only known from one collection
Status:	Native
Description:
Type location:	Tanzania
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Habitat:	Seasonally waterlogged grassland.
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Worldwide distribution:	Southern Tanzania and Malawi.
National distribution:	C
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Red data list status:	Vulnerable
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Literature:	Goyder, D.J. (2009). A synopsis of Asclepias (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) in tropical Africa Kew Bulletin 64 Page 385. Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Page 273.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Asclepias nuttii
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