| Floscopa glomerata (Willd. ex Schult. & Schult. f.) Hassk. |
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| Family : COMMELINACEAE |
| Protologue : Commelin. Ind. 166 (1870) |
| Information on the genus : Floscopa |
| Basionym : Tradescantia glomerata Willd. ex Schult. & Schult. f. |
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Status
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| Status for MA : | accepted (naturalised) |
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| Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Tradescantia glomerata Willd. ex Schult. & Schult. f. (1830) |
| Floscopa glomerata (Willd. ex Schult. & Schult. f.) Hassk. subsp. glomerata (1870) |
| Dithyrocarpus glomeratus Kunth (1843) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Dithyrocarpus capensis Kunth (1843) |
| =Floscopa capensis (Kunth) Hassk. (1870) |
| =Aneilema rivulare A. Rich. |
| =Floscopa rivularis (A. Rich.) C.B. Clarke (1881) |
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| Taxon infra-specific |
| Floscopa glomerata (Willd. ex Schult. & Schult. f.) Hassk. subsp. glomerata (1870) |
| Floscopa glomerata subsp. pauciflora (C.B. Clarke) J.K. Morton |
| Floscopa glomerata subsp. lelyi (Hutch.) Brenan |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
(Annual or) perennial herb; stems decumbent and rooting at nodes, ascending above, branched, 0,3-1,5 m long |
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see more in the book |
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| Ecology : |
Seepage meadow on edge between rain-forest with Albizia, Macaranga, Croton, Ocotea and grassland with Loudetia arundinacea; ditches; boggy grassland; marshy places near streams; sandy swamps; wooded marshes; with reeds, willows; (15-)500-2100 m alt. |
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Rather variable. Comprises 3 subspp.: - subsp. glomerata; - subsp. lelyi; - subsp. pauciflora |
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Namibia, Botswana, S. Africa, Swaziland; Madagascar. |
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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
- Fl. Trop. E. Afr., Commelinaceae Commel.: 46 (2012)
- Cat. Pl. Vasc. Burkina Faso:39 (2012)
- 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 chg |
| see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
| see under Fgui |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
| see under Catalogue de Madagascar |
| see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
| see under Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden |
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| Record n°176390 modified 2009-09-02 |
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