Heterotis prostrata
Also known as: Dissotis deistelii Gilg ex Engl. +11 more
- Dissotis deistelii Gilg ex Engl.
- Dissotis prostata Hook.f.
- Dissotis prostrata Hook.fil.
- Dissotis rotundifolia var. prostata (Thonn.) Jacq.-Fél.
- Dissotis rotundifolia var. prostrata (Schumach. & Thonn.) Jacq.-Fél.
- Dissotis schliebenii Markgr.
- Heterotis triplinervia Klotzsch ex Triana
- Lepidanthemum triplinervium Klotzsch
- Melastoma prostatum Schumach. & Thonn.
- Melastoma prostratum Thonn.
- Osbeckia zanzibarensis Naudin
- Osbeckia zanzibariensis Naudin
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Melastomataceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Indigenous to Africa, Heterotis prostrata is a shrub belonging to the Melastomataceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Tanzania, Togo
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Fiji, Hawaii, Jawa, Society Is.