Droogmansia pteropus (Baker)De Wild.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Droogmansia De Wild.
Tribe: Desmodieae
References: [210]

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Other names:

• Droogmansia hockii De Wild. [Synonym] [237]
  
• Droogmansia longipes R.E.Fries [Synonym] [237]
  
• Droogmansia longistipitata De Wild. [Synonym] [237]
  
• Droogmansia platypus (Baker)Schindler [Synonym] [210]
  
• Droogmansia quarrei De Wild. [Synonym] [237]
  
• Droogmansia whytei Schindler [Synonym] [210]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Medicine [236]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Angola-ISO [216]
  • Burundi [210]
  • Malawi [210]
  • Mozambique [210]
  • Tanzania [210]
  • Zaire [236]
  • Zambia [210]
  • Zimbabwe [237]

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Notes:

• Four varieties(p.,angustipetiolata,whytei,platypus)(FTEA ref.210).
  
• FCB(ref.236)treats D.platypus,D.quarrei,D.whytei & D.longistipitata as gd spp.
  
• For discussion of the group, see Verdcourt,1974, ref.237.
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:55:41