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| Status: | Native |
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| Derivation of specific name: | abyssinicum: of Abyssinia (now Ethiopia). |
| Habitat: | Stony slopes or flats in woodland, usually climbing into shrubs or trees. |
| Flowering time: | Mar - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread but scattered in tropical Africa. |
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| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - least concern |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Bruyns, P.V. (2014). The Apocynaceae of Namibia Strelitzia 34 SANBI, Pretoria, South Africa Page 59. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Namibia Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 75. As subsp. abyssinicum and subsp. angolense Liede, S. & Nicholas, A. (1992). A Revision of the Genus Pentarrhinum E. Meyer (Asclepiadaceae) Kew Bulletin 47(3) Pages 481 - 482. |
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