Memecylon rovumense R.D.Stone & I.G. Mona

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Frequency: Rare
Status: Native
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Derivation of specific name: rovumense: of the Rovumo River area.
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Worldwide distribution: Only known from southeastern Tanzania and northern Mozambique.
Mozambique distribution: N
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Endemic status: Near Endemic
Red data list status: Vulnerable
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Literature:

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 710. (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 90.

Stone, R.D., Mona,I.G. & Ramdhani, S. (2017). Revised treatment of Mozambican Memecylon (Melastomataceae—Olisbeoideae), with descriptions of four new species in M. section Buxifolia Phytotaxa 331(2) Pages 160 - 163. Protologue (Includes a picture).

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External websites:

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


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Memecylon rovumense.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=230560, retrieved 28 March 2024

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