Cassipourea obovata Alston

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Frequency: Very rare
Status: Native
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Notes: Only known from the type collection (Allen 89, Dec 1911, K)
Derivation of specific name: obovata: obovate, referring to the leafshape.
Habitat: On sandy hills near the sea
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Worldwide distribution: Northern Mozambique
National distribution: N
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Red data list status: Data deficient
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Literature:

Gonçalves, A.E. & Torre, A.R. (1979). 62. Rhizophoraceae Flora de Moçambique Junta de Investigaçoes de Ultramar, Centro de Botanica Page 7.

Torre, A. & Gonçalves, M. L. (1978). Rhizophoraceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 92 - 93.


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


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: Cassipourea obovata.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=180240, retrieved 31 March 2025

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