Afrocanthium gilfillanii (N.E. Br.) O.B. Mill.

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Afrocanthium gilfillanii

Photo: David Becking
Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden, Roodeport

Afrocanthium gilfillanii

Photo: David Becking
Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden, Roodeport

Afrocanthium gilfillanii

Photo: David Becking
Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden, Roodeport

Afrocanthium gilfillanii

Photo: David Becking
Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden, Roodeport

Afrocanthium gilfillanii

Photo: David Becking
Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden, Roodeport

Afrocanthium gilfillanii

Photo: David Becking
Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden, Roodeport

Afrocanthium gilfillanii

Photo: David Becking
Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden, Roodeport

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Synonyms: Canthium gilfillanii (N.E. Br.) O.B. Mill.
Canthium mundianum sensu Coates Palgrave p.p.
Plectronia gilfillanii N.E. Br.
Common names: Velvet rock-alder (English) Velvet turkey-berry (English)
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Status: Native
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Literature:

Bridson, D.M. (1998). Rubiaceae, Part 2 Flora Zambesiaca 5(2) Pages 323 - 324. As Canthium gilfillanii

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 96. as Canthium gilfillanii


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


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Botswana: Species information: Afrocanthium gilfillanii.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=217800, retrieved 31 March 2025

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