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Status: | Native |
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Notes: | There are three known localities: (1) Rondo Plateau in the Lindi District of Tanzania, (2) the Mueda Plateau and (3) Nhica do Rovuma area, the latter two in Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique. |
Derivation of specific name: | biflorus: borne in pairs (referring to the flowers) |
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Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania and northern Mozambique |
Mozambique distribution: | N |
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Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
Red data list status: | Endangered |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2010). A new species of Didymosalpinx and a new species of Oxyanthus from Mozambique and Tanzania Bothalia 40(2) Pages 202 - 204. (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 965. (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 93. |
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