Rytigynia celastroides (Baill.) Verdc.
var. australis Verdc.

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Status: Native
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Worldwide distribution: Southern Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal South Africa.
National distribution: GI,M
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Endemic status: Near Endemic
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Literature:

Bridson, D.M. (1998). Rubiaceae, Part 2 Flora Zambesiaca 5(2) Pages 292 - 293.

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 944. (Includes a picture).

Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 94.

Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 29. As Rytigynia celastroides


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Rytigynia celastroides
African Plant Database: Rytigynia celastroides
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Rytigynia celastroides
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Rytigynia celastroides
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Rytigynia celastroides
JSTOR Plant Science: Rytigynia celastroides
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Rytigynia celastroides
Plants of the World Online: Rytigynia celastroides
Tropicos: Rytigynia celastroides
Wikipedia: Rytigynia celastroides


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Rytigynia celastroides var. australis.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=171960, retrieved 20 March 2025

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