Halopegia azurea
(K. Schum.) K. Schum.
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Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in marshy places by streams in forests.
Africa, Cameroon, Congo DR, Gabon, West Africa,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
The leaves are 1 m long and have long leaf stalks. They are reddish underneath. The flowering shoots have 1 or 2 flowers appearing at a time.
Names & Synonyms
Clinogyne azurea (K. Schum.) K. Schum.Donax azurea K. Schum.Phrynium coriscense Baker
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
