Clappertonia ficifolia (Willd.) Decne. |
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Family : Tiliaceae |
Family (APGIII) : MALVACEAE |
Protologue : Icon. Sel. Pl. 5: 1. t.1 (1846) |
Information on the genus : Clappertonia |
Basionym : Honckenya ficifolia Willd. |
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Status
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Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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Synonym(s) Homotypic |
Honckenya ficifolia Willd. (1793) |
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Ecology and distribution |
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Biology : |
Ramose shrub 0,8-3 m tall, with erect branches. |
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Ecology : |
Swampy grassland, marshy places, stream-bank, valley, fallow rice fields; forest fringes, thickets on margins of damp depressions; 1100-1200 m alt. Very showy; well worth cultivation (beautiful purple flowers). |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- Boudet G. & J.P. Lebrun (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali. Etudes et Synthèses IEMVT 16
- Cat. Pl. Vasc. Burkina Faso:279 (2012)
- Darbyshire, I. Kordofami, M. & al. (2015). The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, An annoted checklist. Kew Publishing
- César J. & C. Chatelain (2019). Flore illustrée du Tchad. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de Genève, Coopération Suisse & Univ. N'Djaména
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More info on : |
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
see under The International Plant Name Index |
see under Flora of Mozambique |
see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
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Record n°122073 modified 2007-01-09 |
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