Antiaris toxicaria Lesch.
subsp. welwitschii (Engl.) C.C. Berg
var. usambarensis (Engl.) C.C.Berg

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Synonyms: Antiaris usambarensis Engl.
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Tanzania
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Worldwide distribution: ?Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.
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Literature:

Berg, C.C. (1991). Moraceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6) Pages 25 - 26. (Includes a picture).

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 74. (Includes a picture).

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 165. As Antiaris usambarensis (syn)

Troupin, G. (1978). Moraceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Page 134. as Antiaris usambarensis.


Other sources of information about Antiaris toxicaria subsp. welwitschii var. usambarensis:

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Flora of Mozambique: Antiaris toxicaria subsp. welwitschii var. usambarensis
Flora of Rwanda: Antiaris toxicaria subsp. welwitschii var. usambarensis
Flora of Zambia: Antiaris toxicaria subsp. welwitschii var. usambarensis

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Antiaris toxicaria
African Plant Database: Antiaris toxicaria
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Antiaris toxicaria
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Antiaris toxicaria
Plants of the World Online: Antiaris toxicaria
Tropicos: Antiaris toxicaria
Wikipedia: Antiaris toxicaria


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The Burundi flora team (2025). Flora of Burundi: Species information: Antiaris toxicaria subsp. welwitschii var. usambarensis.
https://www.burundiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=210730, retrieved 1 August 2025

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