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Dorstenia psilurus

Also known as: Dorstenia bicornis Schweinf. +18 more
  • Dorstenia bicornis Schweinf.
  • Dorstenia gilletii De Wild.
  • Dorstenia gilletii DeWild.
  • Dorstenia klaineana Pierre ex Heckel & Schlagd.
  • Dorstenia klainei Heckel
  • Dorstenia lukafuensis De Wild.
  • Dorstenia lukafuensis DeWild.
  • Dorstenia massonii Bureau
  • Dorstenia psiluroides Engl.
  • Dorstenia psiluroides f. subintegra Engl.
  • Dorstenia psilurus f. subintegrifolia (De Wild.) Hauman
  • Dorstenia psilurus var. brevicaudata Rendle
  • Dorstenia psilurus var. compacta De Wild.
  • Dorstenia psilurus var. compacta DeWild.
  • Dorstenia psilurus var. psilurus
  • Dorstenia psilurus var. scabra Bureau
  • Dorstenia psilurus var. subintegrifolia De Wild.
  • Dorstenia psilurus var. subintegrifolia DeWild.
  • Dorstenia scabra (Bureau) Engl.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Moraceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte or subshrub.

Naturally occurring in Africa, Dorstenia psilurus is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Moraceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

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

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