Plumbago ituriensis Ntore

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Frequency: Rare
Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
DRC
Notes: Generally similar to Plumbago amplexicaulis but differing in the leaves not being auriculate, the peduncles lacking puberulous indumentum and with subsessile glands, calyx without or with very few minute glands, corolla tube only 2 mm long and corolla lobes white.
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Habitat: In forest.
Altitude range: (metres) 1780 m (approx)
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Worldwide distribution: Only known from Ituri in Northeast DRC.
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Endemic status: Endemic
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Literature:

Ntore, S. (2015). Plumbaginaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Botanic Garden Meise, Belgium Pages 9 - 10. Protologue (Includes a picture).


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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Plumbago ituriensis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Plumbago ituriensis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Plumbago ituriensis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Plumbago ituriensis
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iNaturalist: Plumbago ituriensis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Plumbago ituriensis
JSTOR Plant Science: Plumbago ituriensis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Plumbago ituriensis
Plants of the World Online: Plumbago ituriensis
Tropicos: Plumbago ituriensis
Wikipedia: Plumbago ituriensis


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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Species information: Plumbago ituriensis.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=251920, retrieved 19 April 2025

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