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Salacia erecta (G.Don) Walp.

Family : CELASTRACEAE

Information on the genus : Salacia

Status

Status for TA :

accepted (present)

Synonym(s) Homotypic

Salacia erecta (G.Don) Walp. var. erecta

Calypso erecta G.Don (1831)

Synonym(s) Heterotypic

=Salacia floribunda f. amaniensis Loes.

=*Salacia erecta auct. in F.W.T.A., excl. synonym S. cornifolia Hook.f., S. baumannii Loes., S. elliotii Loes., S. prinoides DC. ? var. liberica Loes.

=*Salacia alpestris A.Chev. (1920)

Taxon infra-specific

Salacia erecta (G.Don) Walp. var. erecta

Salacia erecta var. dewildemaniana (R.Wilczek) N.Hallé

Salacia erecta var. kabweensis (R.Wilczek) N.Hallé

Salacia erecta var. leonardii (R.Wilczek) N.Hallé

Ecology and distribution

Trop. Afr.

Biology :

Glabrous shrub 1-7 m tall often with climbing branches or liane 15-20 m long; stems 4-angled or with paired ridges, green or purplish, becoming terete, dark purplish grey, smooth, or rough with conspicuous raised lenticels.

Ecology :	Evergreen forest; forest edges; forest gallery; semi-deciduous forest; bushy places along streams.
	1-2400 m alt.
	S. Africa. Not in Benin (= S. cornifolia).

More info on :

see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative

see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale

see under Flora of Zimbabwe

Map

Record n°175254

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