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Dissotis irvingiana

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Identification
Dissotis irvingiana Hook.f. [family MELASTOMATACEAE ]
Related name
  • Dissotis irvingiana
Common name
  • ayuma (JMD) (NIGERIA, IGBO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • dunzi (JB) (SENEGAL, BALANTA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • akpe-ji (Millson; JMD) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • fondo faru (JB) (SENEGAL, FULA-PULAAR (Senegal)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • dibo ñamo (JB) (SENEGAL, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • atuλiσhu (FRI) (GHANA, DAGBANI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • irun- awere = red (NIGERIA, YORUBA (Ilorin)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • azaga (NWT) (NIGERIA, IGBO (Ala)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for DISSOTIS phaeotricha var. phaeotricha [family MELASTOMATACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, page 1, (1975) Author: G. E. WICKENS
Names
DISSOTIS phaeotricha var. phaeotricha [family MELASTOMATACEAE], ; A. & R. Fernandes in An. Junta Invest. Ultramar 10: 22 (1955) & in Mem. Soc. Brot. 11: 20, 73 (1956) & in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 34: 183 (1960) & in C.F.A. 4: 142 (1970)
Osbeckia phaeotricha Hochst. [family MELASTOMATACEAE], in Flora 27: 424 (1844) & in Walp, Repert. Bot. Syst. 5: 708 (1846)
Argyrella ? phaeotricha Naud. [family MELASTOMATACEAE], in Ann. Sci. Nat., sér. 3, 13: 300 (1849)
Dissotis irvingiana forma abyssinica [family MELASTOMATACEAE], [sensu A. & R. Fernandes in Mem. Soc. Brot. 11: 89 (1956) pro specim. Haarer 2319, non (Gilg) A. & R. Fernandes]
Range
DISTR. U4; T1, 4–8 widespread in tropical Africa from Senegal eastwards to the Sudan and southwards to Angola and Natal
Altitude range
1110–1200(–1860) m.
Distribution
TANZANIA Bukoba District Kakindu, Oct. 1931, Haarer 2319 !TANZANIA Ulanga District Lupiro, 8 Aug. 1955, Anderson 1077 !TANZANIA Iringa District 32 km. Iringa-Dodoma road, 21 Sept. 1964, Richards 19177 !UGANDA Masaka District Sese Is., Sozi, Jan. 1922, Maitland ! & Katera, 1 Oct. 1953, Drummond & Hemsley 4513 ! & Sanje, 16 May 1971, Lye 6063 !
Notes
A. & R. Fernandes in An. Junta Invest. Ultramar 10: 24 (1955) recognize forma phaeotricha with unequal stamens and forma osbeckioides A. & R. Fernandes with subequal stamens; both forms are known to occur within the same populations in Mozambique but so far forma osbeckioides has not been recorded within the Flora area.

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