Stathmostelma gigantiflorum K. Schum.

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Synonyms:	Asclepias giantiflora (K.Schum.) N.E.Br. Asclepias muhindensis N.E. Br. Stathmostelma bicolor K. Schum. Stathmostelma nomadacridum Bullock Stathmostelma praetermissum Bullock
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Status:	Native
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Derivation of specific name:	gigantiflorum: with very large, gigantic, flowers
Habitat:	Seasonally waterlogged grassland on black clay soil.
Altitude range:	500 - 1800 m
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Worldwide distribution:	DRC, Kenya, Tanzania,Malawi and Zambia
Malawi distribution:	C
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Literature:	Binns, B. (1968). A First Check List of the Herbaceous Flora of Malawi The Government Printer, Zomba, Malawi Page 22. as Stathmostelma nomadacridum Goyder, D.J. (1998). A revision of the African genus Stathmostelma K. Schum. Kew Bulletin 53 Pages 599 - 602. Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Page 289.

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