Whitfieldia elongata (P. Beauv.) C.B. Clarke

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Whitfieldia elongata

Photo: Mark Hyde
Near to the National Herbarium building, Harare

Whitfieldia elongata

Photo: Mark Hyde
Near to the National Herbarium building, Harare

Whitfieldia elongata

Photo: Mark Hyde
Near to the National Herbarium building, Harare

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Common names: White candles (English)
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Status: Native
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Literature:

Champluvier, D. (1985). Acanthaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume III Page 492.

Vollesen, K. (2013). Acanthaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 8(5) Pages 174 - 175. (Includes a picture).

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Flora of the DRC: Whitfieldia elongata
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Whitfieldia elongata
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Flora of Rwanda: Species information: Whitfieldia elongata.
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=163280, retrieved 18 October 2024

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