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Lignieria alpestris

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Identification
Lignieria alpestris A.Chev. [family MELASTOMATACEAE ] Dissotis antennina (Sm.) Triana [family MELASTOMATACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Hutchinson; Dalziel,
Related name
  • Dissotis antennina
  • Lignieria alpestris

Flora

Entry for Dissotis antennina (Sm.) Triana [family MELASTOMATACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 1, Part 1,
Names
Dissotis antennina (Sm.) Triana [family MELASTOMATACEAE], in Trans. Linn. Soc. 28: 58 (1871); F.T.A. 2: 451; Gilg in Engl. Monogr. Afr. Melastom. 15; Jac.-Fel. l.c. 635.
Osbeckia antennina Sm. [family MELASTOMATACEAE], (1813)
Lignieria alpestris [family MELASTOMATACEAE], AChevBot279.
Information
Herb with ascending stems, to 18 in. high; perennating with tubers in the dry season.
Distribution
Fr. G. Kinsan, 2,500 ft. Jac.-Fel. 2087. Bilima Mt. Jac.-Fel. 1831. Ziama Mt., 2,500 ft., Macenta (Oct.) Jac.-Fel. 2089! Dalaba (Oct.) Chev. 18781!S. L. Don! Sugar Loaf Mt., 1,000 ft. (Nov.) Deighton 5623!

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