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Philippia benguelensis

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Name

Identification
Philippia hexandra S.Moore [family ERICACEAE ] Verified by Ross,R., Philippia benguelensis Weim. [family ERICACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Philippia milanjiensis
  • Ericinella mannii
  • Erica benguelensis
  • Philippia holstii
  • Salaxis benguelensis
  • Philippia benguelensis
  • Philippia benguellensis
  • Philippia hexandra
  • Erica hexandra

Flora

Entry for Erica benguelensis var. benguelensis [family ERICACEAE]
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, (2006) Author: HENK BEENTJE
Names
Erica benguelensis var. benguelensis [family ERICACEAE]
Salaxis benguelensis Engl. [family ERICACEAE], Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr.: 328 (1892)
Philippia benguelensis (Engl.) Britten [family ERICACEAE], in Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. ser. 2, Bot. 4: 24 (1894); Alm & T.C.E.Fr. in K. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. ser. 3, 4 (4): 20 (1927); Weimarck in Bot. Not. 1940: 54 (1940), excl. var. intermedia; Robyns in F.P.N.A. 2: 21 (1947); T.T.C.L.: 193 (1949); I.T.U. ed. 2: 111 (1951); Brenan in Mem. N.Y. Bot Gard. 8: 493 (1954); K.T.S.: 179 (1961, wrong interpretation); F.P.U.: 114 (1962); F.F.N.R.: 315 (1962); Hamilton, Uganda For. Trees: 80 (1981); R. Ross in Bol. Soc. Brot. ser. 2, 53: 144 (1981) & in F.Z. 7(1): 179 (1983)
Philippia milanjiensis Britten [family ERICACEAE], in Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. ser. 2, 4: 24 (1894). Type: Malawi, Mlanje [Milanji], Whyte s.n. (BM!, holo.; K, iso.)
Philippia holstii Engl. [family ERICACEAE], P.O.A. C: 302 (1895). Type: Tanzania, Lushoto District: Kwa Mshusa [Kwa Mshusha], Holst 9149 (BM!, K!, iso.)
Philippia holstii Engl. var. glanduligera [family ERICACEAE], P.O.A. C: 302 (1895). Type: none mentioned, only “ Mlalo, Usambara”
Philippia stuhlmannii Engl. [family ERICACEAE], P.O.A. C: 302 (1895); Z.A.E.: 511 (1914). Type: Congo-Kinshasa, SW Katanda, Stuhlmann 2183 & Uganda/Rwanda, Kajonsa [not found], W of Mpororo, Stuhlmann 3093 (B†, syn.)
Philippia congoensis S.Moore [family ERICACEAE], in J. Bot. 57: 213 (1919). Type: Congo-Kinshasa, Katanga, Kassner 3352 (BM!, iso.)
Philippia kundelungensis S.Moore [family ERICACEAE], in J. Bot. 57: 212 (1919). Type: Congo-Kinshasa, Kundelungu, Kassner 2769 (BM!, iso.)
Information
Leaves with sparse erect hairs, often confined to the upper surface and evanescent; glandular hairs on stems and on apparent margin and apex of leaf, often evanescent. Corolla pale green to green suffused crimson. 
Range
DISTR. U 2; T 2– 7
Altitude range
1500– 2500 m
Distribution
TANZANIA Pare District Same, Chabaru Mission, Sep. 1987, Ruffo 2524!TANZANIA Ufipa District Mbizi Forest, Nov. 1958, Napper 1101!TANZANIA Rungwe District Kiwara River lower fishing camp, Aug. 1949, Greenway 8391!UGANDA Toro District Ruwenzori, 1 km E of Nyabitaba Hut, Jan. 1969, Lye 1381!UGANDA Kigezi District Echuya Forest Reserve, Bufumbira, Apr. 1970, Katende 217!UGANDA Ankole District Kalinzu Forest, Aug. 1936, Eggeling 3183!
Distribution (external)
; Congo-Kinshasa
Angola
Zambia
Malawi
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Notes
USES. Minor medicinal with the Shambaa (Tanzania)CONSERVATION Least concern (LC); widespread in common habitat

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