Heterotis decumbens (P.Beauv.) Jacq.-Fél.

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Yalikina (Itindi), southern bank of the Congo River, Northwest of Isangi

Synonyms:	Asterostoma decumbens Blume Dissotis decumbens Triana Dissotis laevis Hook.f. Dissotis mahonii Hook.f. Dissotis modesta Stapf Heterotis laevis Benth. Melastoma decumbens P.Beauv. Osbeckia decumbens DC. Rhexia decumbens Poir.
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Status:	Native
Description:	For descriptions see World Flora Online
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Derivation of specific name:	decumbens: (of stems) lying on the ground and tending to rise at the end
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Worldwide distribution:	Nigeria, Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Burundi, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Angola.
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Literature:	Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 162.

Flora of the DRC: Heterotis decumbens

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Heterotis decumbens
African Plant Database: Heterotis decumbens
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Heterotis decumbens
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Heterotis decumbens
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Heterotis decumbens
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