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Dorstenia benguellensis

Also known as: Ctenocladium mildbraedii (Engl.) Airy Shaw +19 more
  • Ctenocladium mildbraedii (Engl.) Airy Shaw
  • Ctenocladium mildbraedii (Engl.) AiryShaw
  • Ctenocladus mildbraedii Engl.
  • Dorstenia achtenii De Wild.
  • Dorstenia achtenii DeWild.
  • Dorstenia achtenii var. laxiflora Hauman
  • Dorstenia benguellensis var. capillaris Hauman
  • Dorstenia benguellensis Welw. ex Peter
  • Dorstenia debeerstii De Wild. & T.Durand
  • Dorstenia debeerstii var. multibracteata (R.E.Fr.) Rendle
  • Dorstenia hockii De Wild.
  • Dorstenia hockii DeWild.
  • Dorstenia hockii var. multibracteata (R.E.Fr.) Rendle
  • Dorstenia homblei De Wild.
  • Dorstenia homblei DeWild.
  • Dorstenia katangensis De Wild.
  • Dorstenia katangensis DeWild.
  • Dorstenia katubensis De Wild.
  • Dorstenia katubensis DeWild.
  • Dorstenia lactifera De Wild.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Moraceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tuberous geophyte.

Dorstenia benguellensis is a tuberous plant belonging to the Moraceae family. Found natively in Africa, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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